Fallen Mummer on Brookfield Marsh | Etching 11 of 75 | 1996 Square clusters of blossoms built up

clusters of blossoms built up with short impasto marks in yellow and yellow-green against a darker green ground

The surrounding snow blankets the area in a gentle quiet

5" acrylic painting by Grant Leier created on canvas

A singular sparrow amidst a complex array of ornate patterns

the meticulously detailed military uniform—complete with golden braiding

Fallen Mummer on Brookfield Marsh | Etching 11 of 75 | 1996 Square clusters of blossoms built upAbout the Artwork Fallen Mummer on Brookfield Marsh is a poignant 1996 aquatint by David Blackwood, created in response to a true story passed down to the artist by his father. As Blackwood explained in his own words, this is the first visual rendition of the incident, though it had previously been mentioned in William Goughs The Art of David Blackwood At the turn of the 20th century, a group of mummers from Wesleyville set out in the dark to visit