The Prayer of the Fatherless.

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: 9 1/16 x 7 1/8in. (23 x 18.1cm) image height x width
Sheet: 10 1/16in. (25.6cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16in. (20.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionThree-quarter-length image of a woman sitting in an upholstered armchair consoling a young child who kneels at her feet. The woman wears a bodice, a skirt, a shawl, and a bonnet with ruffles and cloth ties. The child, probably a girl, wears a dress with gathered sleeves and a sash tied in a bow. The armchair has patterned upholstery. Drapery is at the right.

Object number1970.45.4

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE PRAYER OF THE FATHERLESS. / We beseech thee, O Lord to defend, and provide, for the fatherless / Children, and Widows, and, all that are desolate and oppressed."; inscribed in pencil, lower left, "DRAWER 11 #12A".
On verso, inscribed in pencil, upper left, "73505" and accession number; right center, "452/7877"; lower right, "Dwr 11".

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