The Brave at Home. No. 3.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg (American, 1840 - 1867)

PublisherPublished by Phelps & Watson (American, 1859 - 1864)

PublisherPublished by F. P. Whiting (American, born 1840)

Date1862-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/4 x 9 1/16in. (31.1 x 23cm) Sheet (height x width): 15 x 11 1/8in. (38.1 x 28.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1987.216.9

DescriptionA woman wearing a dress trimmed with ruching, with a hoop skirt and undersleeves with cuffs, stands in an interior holding the right hand of a young man in her right hand. Her left hand rests on his shoulder. He wears a Union military uniform consisting of a jacket, a belt with a brass bucklet with "U.S." on it, pants, and a beaked cap which he holds in his left hand. A small dog sits at their feet looking up at them. Drapery with cords and a tassel is in the left background. A book labeled "HOLY / BIBLE" and a vase of flowers are on a table covered with a tablecloth in the right background. A patterned carpet is on the floor.

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesSubject Note: The poem, "The Brave at Home," was written by Thomas Buchanan Read (1822-1872), a poet and painter known for his patriotic subjects. (Finlay 8/22/2003)

Status

Not on view