Giants at Play · At the 1884 Whitechapel Exhibition

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Title: Giants at Play
Artist: Briton Riviere
Artist Full Name: Briton Rivière (1840-1920)
Type: Oil on canvas
Size (HxW mm): 838 x 1353
Current Location: Tate, London, Presented by Sir Henry Tate 1894: NO1516.
Lent By: Henry Tate, Esq.
Catalog Number: 69
Catalog Page: 11
Catalog Description: The giants find a playmate in the puppy, and forget the weariness of work in watching the little creature's fear and fierceness. What else are giants themselves than puppies, in the eyes of those larger giants whose glory it is "to have a giant's strength," but never "to use it like a giant?"
Alt-Text: Three men in worn, beige clothing lounge and rest on a stone floor against a brick wall. A small white and brown puppy plays with a string held by one of the men, creating a relaxed, playful atmosphere.