Scene 11, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater
1870–90
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 11/16 × 8 7/16 in. (17 × 21.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession Number
52.541.1(19)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This lithograph by Benjamin Pollock, titled *Scene 11, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater*, dates to the late nineteenth century, a period when toy theaters flourished as popular home entertainment in Britain. Measuring just 6 11/16 by 8 7/16 inches, the print was designed for assembly and performance by children, reflecting the era’s growing interest in accessible, imaginative play. Pollock, a noted publisher of such theatrical sheets, used lithography to produce affordable, vividly colored scenes that brought fairy tales and adventure stories to life on a miniature stag...