Dodger Lyons

Category

Library Item

Item no

11307

Title

Dodger Lyons

Description

A man with a dishevelled appearance stands on an Edinburgh street holding out a jug towards passersby.

The poet, Donald Campbell has written a poem inspired by this character by Holt:

Dodger Lyons

Here's Dodger Lyons, the tramp
that some folk might think a 'wee scamp'.
At ducking and diving,
sneaking and skiving,
he's certainly some kind of champ!

Artist / maker

Holt, Edward P.

Date

1871

Size

22.7 x 13.2 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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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Caps

Clothing and dress > Garments > Jacket

Clothing and dress > Garments > Trousers

Furnishings > Ornamentation > Jugs

People > Adults > Men

People > Commercial activities > Beggars

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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