The Return
Date1837-1840
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 7/8 x 8 13/16in. (27.6 x 22.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 3/8 x 9 3/8in. (31.4 x 23.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 3/8 x 9 3/8in. (31.4 x 23.8cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael Shortell
DescriptionA young man wearing a cape and a frock coat is passionately embracing and kissing a young woman. She is leaning backwards and his right hand supports the nape of her neck. A large floral arrangement or flowering plant is in a stone urn on a square pedestal at the left, where stone steps lead upwards beside the stone wall of a large building. The couple stand on a grassy lawn in a park-like setting with trees in the background.
Object number2009.210.9
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE RETURN."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
Subject Terms
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Not on viewlate 19th century