The Little Sportsman.

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

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

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. (American, 1850 - 1852)

Date1851

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper in mat

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 x 8 11/16in. (30.5 x 22.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 16 13/16 x 13in. (42.7 x 33cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1970.44.10

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portait of a young boy standing beside a stone wall. He wears a long tunic with buttons at the neck. The neckline, closure, and sleeves are edged with scalloped piping or stitching. A sash is tied around his neck. His right elbow rests on the wall. In his left hand he holds a flint-lock rifle by the barrel. A dead pigeon lies on the wall at the far right. The head of a dog, possibly a wolfhound, is visible at the lower left.

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