The Unwelcome Guest.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/16 x 12 5/16in. (20.5 x 31.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14 1/8in. (25.4 x 35.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionIn the interior of a barn, a monkey wearing a jacket, a cap with a feather, and an earring, grasps one dog by the tail and reaches toward a second dog which is eating from a dish. The dog on the left is a spotted hunting dog, possibly a pointer. He faces an open door through which trees or bushes are visible. The monkey is chained to a board in the right background, possibly part of of a manger containing straw or hay. Both dogs appear to be young, little more than puppies.

Object number1956.83.14

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE UNWELCOME GUEST. / 358." Inscribed in pencil, lower left, "Drawer 14 #17".
On verso, inscribed in pencil: upper right, "Dwr 14"; lower left, "Print / Box 9 / #18"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" and accession number. Inscribed in brown ink: "Frances Jones / East / Hounsfield".

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