The Prayer of the Fatherless.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 7 1/4in. (25.7 x 18.4cm) image height x width
Sheet: 12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.4cm)

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 number1960.102.2

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, #12".
On verso, inscribed in pencil, upper left, "----SX" "1.00" and accession number; lower right, "Dwr 11"; inscribed in black ink, "67554".

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