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Cracker Johnnie
Holt, Edward P., 1871, Watercolour
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Cracker Johnnie
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Title
Cracker Johnnie
Description
Standing on an Edinburgh street, a man wearing a grey coat with a couple of bags slung across his body holds aloft some nutcrackers to attract passersby.
The poet, Donald Campbell has written a poem inspired by this character by Holt:
Cracker Johnnie
Cracker Johnnie told the tale
To everyone who bought a poke
Of his fine filberts; with the sale
Johnnie always liked to crack a joke.
This was unminded by most folk
For, although jokes were often stale,
Johnnie was a decent bloke.
Artist / maker
Holt, Edward P.
Date
1871
Size
20.8 x 12.5 cm
Type
Watercolour
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edward Holt was an Edinburgh caricaturist and figure painter working in the second half of the nineteenth century. This bound volume contains a large proportion of his surviving work.
There is a little uncertainty over Edward Holt's name. He is sometimes referred to as Edmund and was more commonly known as Ned.
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The colourful world of Ned Holt
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