Art, Symbol & Imagination
Bearing a Burden by Mortimer Menpes
A dark-haired woman in a red garment bends slightly beneath a child resting against her back. The baby’s closed eyes and lowered head make a quiet focal point against the blue background.
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Mortimer Menpes. "Bearing a Burden by Mortimer Menpes" [editorial title]. In Japan a Record in Colour, Mortimer Menpes; transcribed by Dorothy Menpes. Japan, a Record in Colour by Mortimer Menpes; transcribed by Dorothy Menpes, whose prefatory note is dated November 1901. Adam and Charles Black, undated retained title., undated edition. Source scan leaf 123. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0586-0123
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Mortimer Menpes. Bearing a Burden by Mortimer Menpes. Japan a Record in Colour. Scan leaf 123. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0586-0123