The Little Tyrants.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg (American, 1811 - 1881)

PublisherPublished by Horace Thayer & Co. (American, 1852)

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 7/8 x 12 7/8in. (22.5 x 32.7cm) Sheet (height x width): 13 x 17in. (33 x 43.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

Object number2003.297.0

DescriptionA girl and a boy are pulling on a rope attached to the hind leg of a young pig. The rope is wrapped around a wooden post, apparently part of a pier or rail fence. The pig is up to its belly in water, apparently a lake or pond. The boy wears long pants, a shirt, vest, jacket, and cap. The girl wears a skirt and blouse with a striped apron and a scarf tied around her head. She holds a wooden stake or knife in her right hand, which is raised over her head. Grass or reeds are at the left. Hills or mountains are in the background.

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