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Description: | Thomas Bewick seems to be having fun here! The two sportsmen are so delicately balanced on their long thin stilts that it can't be long before they fall into the water. Their dogs are more sensible. One sits dry on the bank whilst the other swims safely to the other side. Walking on stilts seems to be the preferred sport rather than shooting! Thomas' brother John enjoyed stilt-walking as a boy. It was a popular pastime. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1827 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Thomas Bewick | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discoveringb... | Go to resource |
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