The Famous Black Coal Heaver, Black Charley… by Thomas Rowlandson

Etching of a stout man crawling under a tree toward a coal pit beside a wooden bench, with printed text below.

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The Famous Black Coal Heaver, Black Charley, Looking into the mouth of the wondeful Coal Pit, Thomas Rowlandson (1805), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This 1805 print by Thomas Rowlandson shows a stout man crawling on the ground beneath a tree, peering toward a dark opening beside a wooden bench marked with initials. Below the image, a column of printed text in two sections describes the wonderful coal pit in satirical terms. The work is a hand-drawn etching published by R. Ackermann.

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1805

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain