He Who Does Not Marry Does Well.
Date1857-1867
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/4 x 9 3/16in. (31.1 x 23.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10 1/4in. (35.6 x 26cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10 1/4in. (35.6 x 26cm)
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionA woman holding an infant sits in the interior of a stone cottage or barn. She wears a cloak trimmed with ruching and a striped skirt. A young girl is seated on the floor beside her, leaning on a wooden stool. A man leans his head on a wooden table in the left background. Liquid spills from an overturned glass. A jug and a basin or bowl are on the floor at the far left. A broken chair is on the floor at the right. Two young women stand at the right. The woman at the far right, who wears a cloak and hat trimmed with fur over her dress, holds the seated woman's left hand. The other young woman holds a hat and wears a bracelet. A ladder in the left background leads to a hay loft. The rafters and boards of the ceiling are visible above. A wooden door with long hinges is in the center background.
Object number1950.181.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "HE WHO DOES NOT MARRY DOES WELL." Lower left, in pencil, "27 [in circle]".On verso, upper left, in red ink, "954". In pencil: upper right, "#697"; lower right, "Dwr 19" "consv CPC 1987", and accession number. In blue pencil, lower left, "Print / Box 6 / #3".
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