Mother Goose Rhymes: Nimble Jack

Image

cja0165.jpg

Title

Mother Goose Rhymes: Nimble Jack

Subject

Pen drawing, American
Mother Goose rhymes
Illustration of books -- United States

Description

Pen and ink illustration of a balding man facing away and to the right with hair curls on each side of his head wearing a coat with coattails and boots. He is jumping over a lit candle in a candlestick, in front of smoke billowing from the candle. The caption in the lower left is "Jack be nimble".

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Source

Image from page 27 of Mother Goose Rhymes edited by Clifton Johnson, 1911

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

circa 1911

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Illustrations

Identifier

CJA0165

Original Format

Pen and ink

Physical Dimensions

7 x 10.5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Mother Goose Rhymes: Nimble Jack,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/5530.