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)

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)

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