Londoners Gypsying
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| Artist | Charles Robert Leslie |
| Year | 1820 |
| Type | Oil on Canvas, genre painting |
| Dimensions | 81.5 cm × 98.5 cm (32.1 in × 38.8 in) |
| Location | Museum of the Home, London |
Londoners Gypsying is an oil on canvas genre painting by the British-American artist Charles Robert Leslie, from 1820.[1][2] It depicts a family of Londoners enjoying a picnic in Epping Forest.[3] It reflects the common usage of the term "gypsyng" in the early nineteenth century to refer to outdoor leisure activities in imitation of gypsy culture.[4] It was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1820 at Somerset House. Today is in the Museum of the Home, in London, having been acquired in 1976.[5]
