Lady of the Lake

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1848-1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.2 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA woman stands in a boat on a lake. She wears a dress with a tight bodice with lace cuffs and a long plaid sash fastened at the shoulder with a pin. A ribbon tied in a bow is in her hair. She holds a pole or oar in her right hand. On the right, a man wearing a doublet trimmed with lace, a belt, hose, gloves, and a cap with a feather stands among dense brush. A sword in a scabbard is at his side, and he holds a small horn in his right hand. The horn is attached to a chain. He has a beard and mustache. A dog with a collar sits beside him. A tree is on a cliff in the right background. Hills are visible beyond the lake in the left background.

Object number1950.192.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LADY OF THE LAKE / The boat had touched this silver strand, / Just as the Hunter left his stand, / And stood concealed amid the brake, / to view this Lady of the Lake. / Canto 1st / 55."

On verso, in red ink, upper left, "805". In pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 7 / #8" "163"; lower right, "consv. CPC 1987" "Dwr 24" and accession number.NotesSubject Note: The print illustrates "The Lady of the Lake," a poem by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), first published in 1810. (Finlay 12/26/2002)

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