Sportsman's Dog.

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

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/8 x 8 11/16in. (29.5 x 22.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 5/8 x 11 1/16in. (37.1 x 28.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA boy lies on the ground beside a large, long-haired spotted dog, possibly a setter. The boy wears a shirt, vest, trousers, and a straw hat. There are patches on his vest and pants. A girl wearing a dress, apron, and a plaid shawl stands behind him. She holds a basket of grasses. Hanging from a tree trunk at the right are a gun, probably a musket, a powder horn, a ramrod, a cap, and a game bag trimmed with fringe. The oval image is surrounded by a rectangular border decorated with stylized flowers and leaves.

Object number1990.84.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "SPORTSMAN'S DOG. / 274."

On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Dwr 13"; lower center, accession number.

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