Little Samuel.

After a work byAfter a work by Sir Joshua Reynolds (English, 1723 - 1792)

PrinterPrinted by E.C. Kellogg & Co. (American, 1851 - 1854)

PublisherPublished by E.C. Kellogg & Co. (American, 1851 - 1854)

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning (American)

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (30.2 x 21.7cm) Sheet (height x width): 17 1/8 x 13in. (43.5 x 33cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1958.38.1

DescriptionA small boy with his hands folded in prayer and wearing a nightgown kneels beside an upholstered stool, facing left. A patterned carpet is on the floor. Fringed drapery and a ornamental door frame are in the background.

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesSource Note: The visual source for this print is an oil painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds entitled The Infant Samuel, depicting the Old Testament prophet Samuel as a child. The Kelloggs would have known this painting through an intermediary such as J.W. Reynolds' 1820 mezzotint engraving of it. (Finlay 6/7/2002)

Status

Not on view