Two figures, Mr Punch and his cat, with springs on their feet, standing in a museum of modern inventions. Wood engraving after L. Sambourne, 1878.
A wood engraving shows an elderly man with a large head and a cat-like figure, both with coiled springs on their feet, standing in a cluttered museum of machines and devices. A giant hand reaches in from above, and the caption reads 'Museum of Modern Antiques.'
- Artist
- Edward Linley Sambourne
- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- Wood engravings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 3779 × 4000 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Museo de antigüedades modernas, grabado en madera de 1878
Un grabado en madera muestra a un hombre mayor de cabeza grande y una figura parecida a un gato, ambos con resortes en los pies, de pie en un museo abarrotado de máquinas y aparatos. Una enorme mano aparece desde arriba y la leyenda dice 'Museum of Modern Antiques'.
Português: Museu de antiguidades modernas, xilogravura de 1878
Uma xilogravura mostra um homem idoso de cabeça grande e uma figura semelhante a um gato, ambos com molas nos pés, em pé em um museu lotado de máquinas e aparelhos. Uma mão gigante surge do alto, e a legenda diz 'Museum of Modern Antiques'.