Framed Prints
Framed Print of The First of April: a sketch at the Boat-Race, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The First of April: a sketch at the Boat-Race, 1871. The...annual boat-race on the Thames from Putney to Mortlake, between the champion crews of the Oxford and Cambridge Universities...Upon the low little islets or aits of the river near Chiswick...were assembled not a few spectators who had been landed there by the cunning boatmen, ferrying them over from the safe path for the small fee of sixpence a head. As the tide was coming up fast and full...and causing a formidable swell, these patches of marshy ground, if not actually overflowed, were presently so washed by the waves as to make unpleasant standing-places. The boats lay still alongside, and the disgusted sightseers impatiently demanded to be taken back to the shore from which they had come. But the boatmen...were much too wise not to take advantage of their situation...the jolly young waterman...when he has got his customers into such a mess on the swampy aits... will release them for 2s. 6d. apiece...The terrified, or vexed and enraged party on the half-submerged mud-bank feel no inclination to hear the end of this argument...Upon the islet stand, or sink to the ankles in cold slush, those...who have not yet made up their minds to pay the sum exacted for their deliverance'. From Illustrated London News, 1871. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 39880581
Blackmail Boatman Chiswick Hounslow London England Clenched Fist Cost Day Out Day Trip Expensive Fist Funny Hand High Tide Island Joseph Swain Muddy Outing Passenger Passengers Rowboat Rowing Boat Sand Sandbank Sandy Silly Swain Joseph Tide Upset Worried Worry
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 17.4cm (9.6" x 6.9")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
