The Orphan's Prayer.
PrinterPrinted by
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1830 - 1840
PublisherPublished by
D. W. Kellogg & Co.
American, 1830 - 1840
Date1830-1840
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 8 1/4in. (23.5 x 21cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 7/8 x 12in. (37.8 x 30.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 7/8 x 12in. (37.8 x 30.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA young boy kneels in a landscape surrounded by plants, trees, and bushes. He wears a short classical robe that leaves his chest and legs bare. He is barefoot. His hands are folded in prayer. A bird is on the grass immediately in front of him. A gravestone is behind him at the far left; a second gravestone or monument is in the background.
Object number1950.138.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE ORPHAN'S PRAYER."On verso, inscribed in purple ink, upper left, "812". Inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 7 / #15" "426"; lower right, "Consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 11" and accession number.NotesSource Note: Probably based on a print of "The Infant Samuel". (Finlay 6/7/2002)
Subject Terms
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
On View
Not on view
