The Young Cavalier.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock (American, 1848 - 1850)

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock (American, 1848 - 1850)

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

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 12 3/8in. (20.6 x 31.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14 1/16in. (25.4 x 35.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

Object number1950.202.17

DescriptionA small child, probably a boy, is seated on the back of a large Newfoundland dog. The child wears a dress with a wide neckline and short sleeves over pantalets. A hat with two plumes is on his head. A sash is tied diagonally across his right shoulder. A scabbard hangs from a belt around his waist. He holds a sword in his right hand, and a leather strap attached to the dog's collar in his left hand. The dog stands in an open area with plants in the left and right foreground. A house or barn with a picket fence and large trees is in the left background. A church steeple is visible above the trees to the right. In the right background, a man and a dog cross a rustic bridge over a broad stream. A rustic fence lines the road or path that leads into the woods at the far right.

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