I protest, Madam, said my uncle Toby, I can see nothing whatever in your eye.
—Laurence SterneTristram Shandy
Barney Tobey's 1933 depiction of Widow Wadman and Uncle Toby illustrates a famous scene of seduction from Laurence Sterne's comic masterpiece Tristram Shandy. It also recalls a 19th century painting of the same subject by Charles Robert Leslie in the Tate Gallery. Tobey's version is set in a parlor with a fireplace, which seems to ignore the setting of Uncle Toby's sentry box specified by Sterne.
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| Widow Wadman and Uncle Toby, 1933 Barney Tobey |
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| Doyle New York, July 13, 2005 |
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| Uncle Toby and Widow Wadman, 1829-30, Tate Gallery, London Charles Robert Leslie |
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| Widow Wadman and Uncle Toby, 1933 Barney Tobey |
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| https://books.google.com/books?id=_1Om_yPg5aYC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false |
January 30, 2022 Update: Charles Robert Leslie's 1829-30 painting was used as the basis for an engraving of the same subject by Lumb Stocks in 1853.
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| Lumb Stocks engraving after Charles Robert Leslie |
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| Painter and engraver |
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| Detail |
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| Lumb Stocks engraving after Charles Robert Leslie Invaluable listing accessed January 30, 2022 |
The engraving sold for $100:
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