Making Love.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Comstock (American, 1850 - 1851)

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Comstock (American, 1850 - 1851)

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer (American, 1849 - 1850)

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 1/2in. (30 x 21.6cm) Sheet (height x width): 13 3/8 x 9 1/2in. (34 x 24.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1987.25.6

DescriptionA man and a woman walk along a dirt road lined with trees. He has a beard and wears a coat, vest, shirt, necktie, and trousers. She wears a dress with buttons down the front and a ribbon at her neck. She holds a small bouquet of flowers. The man's left hand is around the woman's waist. He holds her right hand in his right hand. A large dog, possibly a greyhound, is nearby. He wears a collar. A small dog, possibly a spaniel, is in the left foreground. A fringed shawl and a top hat are on a bench between two trees at the left. Two doves sit a on a branch in the tree above. A church steeple is visible in the right distance.

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