Virgin and Child.

After a work byAfter a work by Raphael (Italian, 1483 - 1520)

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

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

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

Date1857-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/2 x 8 7/16in. (29.2 x 21.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 14 9/16 x 11 1/2in. (37 x 29.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number1982.51.1

DescriptionOval half-length portrait of a young woman, facing right, holding a child in her lap. She wears a long-sleeved dress or robe and a striped shawl trimmed with fringe. A bracelet is on her right wrist. A scarf is draped over her head. The child wears a sleeved nightshirt or undershirt. A turned wooden object, possibly a spindle, is in the left foreground. The rectangular border consists of flowers and leaves, with roses in the corners.

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesSource Note: The print is based on the Madonna della Sedia by Raphael. The original painting is in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence; the Kelloggs would have known the composition from an engraved reproduction. (Finlay 2/3/2004)

Status

Not on view