A Young Widow.

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): 10 x 9 3/4in. (25.4 x 24.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/4 x 13 15/16in. (38.7 x 35.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionThree-quarter length seated portrait of a woman and a young child, looking towards the right. The woman wears a low-cut dress with full sleeves. Her left sleeve is fastened with a string of pearls, and she wears a bracelet of pearls on her left wrist. She wears a rose in her bodice and additional roses and a band in her hair. The child wears a gown with a broad sash, and he points with his left hand. He leans on a circular support at the left. There appears to be a slipcover on the chair in which the woman is seated.

Object number1955.15.9

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "A YOUNG WIDOW."
On verso, inscribed in pencil, upper left, "63980 [upside down, crossed out]" and accession number. Inscribed in center, "Drawer 18 #13 [crossed out] 19".

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