Auguste Francois Biard was a French genre painter. He was born in 1798 and died in 1882. He travelled extensively, visiting Spain, Greece, Syria, Egypt, Mexico, Brazil, etc. Among his best-known pictures are the Babes in the Wood (1828); the Beggar's Family (1836); the Combat with Polar Bears (1839); and the Strolling Players. A strong element of caricature runs through most of his works. Research Auguste Biard
Gertrude Lawrence was an English actress. She was born in 1898 at London and died in 1952. She made her first stage appearance in 1910 in 'Babes in the Wood' and toured in variety shows and musicals until 1916 when she joined a London revue. She later starred in the 1926 musical 'Oh, Kay!', her last role being that of 'Anna' in the 1951 'The King and I'. Research Gertrude Lawrence
Babes in the Wood was old slang for simple, trusting, gullible people.
Babes in the wood was old slang for men in the stocks or pillory. Research Babes in the Wood
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