“The Sleeping Cabman” (“Dozing off”). From the album “St. Petersburg Types”
“The Sleeping Cabman” (“Dozing off”). From the album “St. Petersburg Types”
Russia, St. Petersburg
1850s
Paper; lithograph (in yellow tint)
13.2 x 18.4 cm (image); 25.8 x 35.1 cm (mount)
A multi-figure genre scene set against an urban landscape is depicted on a rectangular, horizontally oriented sheet. It shows a horse harnessed to a cart standing on the pavement with a cabman who has fallen asleep. A woman is attempting to wake him up, with a man wearing a top hat standing next to her. Passers-by walking and talking are shown in the background.Below the image, on the left: “Dess. par Zichy”
Below the image, on the right: “Imp. Lith. A. Münster”
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