TW427241 Preparing for Market, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 122.4x102.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: A humorous quality is given to this scene by the reluctant expression on the face of the old man, as his granddaughter straightens his neckerchief. He is wearing leather gaiters to keep his trousers out of the dirt. Beside him is the basket of eggs packed in straw that he is about to take to market. Victorian viewers would have appreciated the family subject and the skilful way Ralph Hedley has brought out the different characteristics of the elderly man and the attractive young woman;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.