The Children in the Wood.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
PublisherPublished by
Ensign, Thayer & Co.
(American, 1850 - 1852)
Date1855-1856
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 11/16 x 8 11/16in. (29.7 x 22.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/8 x 10in. (35.9 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1986.49.2
DescriptionTwo children, a boy and a girl, lie in a forest. Both appear to be asleep but are presumably dead. The younger child, apparently the boy, wears a jacket or robe trimmed with braid and a wide sash. The older child, apparently the girl, wears a tight-fitting bodice over a long skirt. Her head rests on her right hand, in which she holds a sprig of flowers and leaves. A bird, presumably a robin redbreast, is perched on her left shoulder. Both children lean against a rock or bush. Rocks and small flowering plants, including what appears to be a foxglove, are in the foreground. Trees are in the background. A second bird is perched on an upper branch of the large tree at the right.
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Subject Note: Hartford author Lydia Sigourney published a less tragic version of the traditional tale; in Sigourney's version the children are rescued and survive. (Finlay 3/11/2008)
Status
Not on view