The Fair Devotee.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
Kelloggs & Thayer
American, 1846 - 1847
PublisherPublished by
D. Needham
American, 1808 - 1888
Date1845-1846
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 11/16 x 9 1/16in. (32.2 x 23cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 7/8 x 10 1/16in. (35.2 x 25.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 7/8 x 10 1/16in. (35.2 x 25.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionA woman wearing a long white dress, a bracelet, and a veil stands in the interior of a Gothic church, looking at an oval painting of the Madonna and Christ Child in an elaborate frame. A book, probably a Bible or prayer book, and a low bench are beneath the painting. Drapery is on either side. A young man wearing a doublet and hose and holding a cap with a feather and a cape leans against a column in the left background. A stairway leads down at the left.
Object number1950.137.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE FAIR DEVOTEE. / 197".On verso, inscribed in purple ink, upper left, "800". Inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 7 / #3" "133"; lower right, "consv. CPC 1987" "Dwr 11" and accession number.
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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