The Playful Pets.

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

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

PublisherPublished by George Whiting (American, 1820 - 1862)

After a work byAfter a work by William Drummond

Date1857-1867

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 11/16 x 8 3/8in. (29.7 x 21.3cm) Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10in. (34.9 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette

Object number2005.177.35

DescriptionA young girl is seated on a board floor, facing left. She is wearing a dress with a wide neckline, a lace collar, and a sash tied in a bow. Two small bows are in her hair. She holds a pupply in her arms and a second puppy is climbing into her lap. A third puppy lies across the paws of a large dog, probably a Newfoundland, at the left. Straw is in the left foreground. A board wall is in the background. A climbing rosebush is at the upper right.

Collections

Kellogg Brothers Lithographs

NotesSource Note: The immediate source for the composition may be the engraving of William Drummond's painting by John Sartain, which was published in Graham's Magazine in 1842. (Finlay 8/18/2006)

Status

Not on view