Hawking.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

Date1855-1856

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 5/16 x 9 1/16in. (31.3 x 23cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.7 x 25.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA woman in Renaissance costume rides sidesaddle on a dappled gray horse. She wears a long dress and a cap or headdress with a long veil. A hooded hawk or falcon perches on her gloved right hand. The horse has an elaborate harness and bridle decorated with rosettes. A boy wearing a doublet and hose and holding a hat trimmed with a feather runs beside the horse. He leads a large dog on a leash. Cattails are in the left foreground. A castle with round and square towers is in the left background.

Object number1950.169.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "HAWKING. / 269." Inscribed in pencil, lower left, "D17 #8".

On verso, inscribed in purple ink, upper left, "944". In blue pencil, lower left, "Print / Box 5 / #33". In pencil: lower right, "consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 17" and accession number.

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