This engraving titled “The Newspaper” portrays a simple, rustic interior scene where an elderly man sits in a wooden armchair, attentively reading a newspaper. The composition emphasizes quiet domesticity, with household objects like a wicker basket and a broad-brimmed hat placed nearby. The engraving captures a moment of personal reflection and connection to the outside world through print. Based on a painting by J. Crome (John Crome of the Norwich School), it was engraved by C. W. Sharpe. The work is noted as being “From the picture in the Vernon Gallery”, and published for the proprietors in London.

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