The Evening Prayer.
Date1857-1865
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 11/16 x 8 3/8in. (29.7 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 11/16 x 13 1/8in. (42.4 x 33.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 11/16 x 13 1/8in. (42.4 x 33.3cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length image of a young girl with long hair with her hands joined in prayer, facing to the left. She wears a white nightgown trimmed with lace. Striped drapery is in the background. An oval frame with flowers, including roses, in the corners surrounds the image.
Object number1958.86.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE EVENING PRAYER. / DEFEND US FROM ALL PERILS AND DANGERS OF THIS NIGHT. / 52."On verso, inscribed in pencil, upper left, "Box 30 / #10"; upper right, "65746"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 11" "To Sarah King / From her teacher Gertrude E. Pour...."NotesHistorical Note: This lithograph was given as an award of merit to Sarah King, by her teacher, Gertrude E. Pour.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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