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Leading the Blind

Designer (British, 1833 - 1898)
Maker (London, British, 1861 - 1940)
Additional Title(s)
  • Photograph of a Design for Stained Glass
  • Acts of Mercy
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Dateca. 1875
Mediumphotograph
Dimensions2 5/16 x 2 3/8 in. (5.9 x 6 cm.)
DescriptionYoung male figure at right leads holds hand of a stooped elderly man at right. Elderly man holds young man's right hand with his left and holds a crutch in his left hand. Landscape background.
Inscribedverso upper center in black ink: "leading the Blind" verso center in graphite: "239"
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Status
Not on view
Object number2000.5.2778