Christmas in Leap Year - by Florence Claxton, 1860. Creator: Gilks.
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Christmas in Leap Year - by Florence Claxton, 1860. 'Humorous' vignettes depicting a tradition, known as Bachelor's Day or Ladies' Privilege, whereby women are supposedly allowed to propose to men on Leap Day, 29 February. It once had legal basis in Scotland and England. From "Illustrated London News", 1860.
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Creator
- Gilks, attributed to: British: Artist
After
- Florence Claxton: British: Artist, painter, illustrator, writer, humorist, satirist
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Society & Culture Romance & Love
Society & Culture Issues & Causes
Artistic Representations Satires
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5566x3994
File Size : 21,710kb
Aliases
- ILN_1860_Page_606_a.jpg
- 1860
- 0580087482
- 3-000-285
- 3000285
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