Partiality.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Comstock American, 1850 - 1851

PublisherPublished by Ensign & Thayer American, 1849 - 1850

After a work byAfter a work by William Drummond

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 1/2in. (30.2 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 9/16 x 9 7/8in. (34.4 x 25.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA young girl is seated on a tiled floor beside a large window. She wears a dress with a sash tied in a bow. A cat drinks from a bowl of milk held in her lap. On the right, a small, long-haired, long-eared dog, possibly a cocker spaniel, sits on its haunches begging. A two-masted sailing vessel in a bay with mountains in the background is visible through the window at the left.

Object number1950.148.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "PARTIALITY. / 405."

On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #60"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 13" and accession number.NotesSource Note: The composition is based on a painting by William Drummond, possibly through the intermediary of an engraving by G. Zobel. (Finlay, 8/3/2006)

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