You're right; in this example (and in the painting, I think) the bottom of the body appears to be supported on a level with the hubs of the wheels, with a big space left above the actual dropped axle. Which seems a bit pointless, really. (Perhaps it simply lowers the weight of the wrought-iron axle itself to a safer level?)
Here's a picture of a tub-cart type vehicle where the hubs are actually in the middle of the body, from Wikipedia...
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Date: 2016-05-26 11:24 pm (UTC)(Perhaps it simply lowers the weight of the wrought-iron axle itself to a safer level?)
Here's a picture of a tub-cart type vehicle where the hubs are actually in the middle of the body, from Wikipedia...