Low Lodging House, St. Giles's; A Study from Life, from "The Graphic," vol. 6

Q: When was "Low Lodging House, St. Giles's; A Study from Life, from "The Graphic," vol." created?

This artwork was created August 10, 1872.

Q: Is "Low Lodging House, St. Giles's; A Study from Life, from "The Graphic," vol." in the public domain?

Yes, Low Lodging House, St. Giles's; A Study from Life, from "The Graphic," vol. is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Sir Hubert von Herkomer

August 10, 1872

Medium

Wood engraving

Dimensions

image: 8 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (22.5 x 29.9 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928

Accession Number

28.111.13(12)

Tags

ChildrenWomen

Art Historical Context

**Low Lodging House, St Giles's; A Study from Life** (1872) by Sir Hubert Herkomer captures the harsh realities of Victorian London's underbelly. Published in *The Graphic*, a prominent illustrated weekly newspaper, this wood engraving depicts in a squalid lodging house in St. Giles notorious rookery of poverty, crime, and overcrowding near London's West End. Herkomer, a German-born British artist renowned for his social realist style, drew from direct observation ("a study from life") to portray women and children huddled in desperate conditions, highlighting the human cost of urban industria...

Low Lodging House, St. Giles's; A Study from Life, from "The Graphic," vol. 6

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