On the Porch
Date1889
MediumDrypoint on heavy wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 3/4in. (11.7 x 9.5cm)
Platemark (height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 3/4in. (11.7 x 9.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/2 x 6 3/4in. (26.7 x 17.1cm)
Platemark (height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 3/4in. (11.7 x 9.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/2 x 6 3/4in. (26.7 x 17.1cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA young girl wearing a necklace, a broad-brimmed hat, a full dress, and possibly a pinafore poses on a porch beside a banister railing. The subject is the artist's daughter, Caroline Weir Ely, on the porch of their Branchville, Connecticut home.
Object number2001.17.0
NotesHistorical Note: This drypoint was made by Julian Alden Weir in 1889. It was reprinted by Carolyn Weir Ely, his daughter, in 1911. On View
Not on view