The Repose.

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

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

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer American, 1846 - 1847

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1845

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/2 x 12 1/16in. (21.6 x 30.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 7/8 x 14in. (25.1 x 35.6cm)

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Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionSix cows are on a grassy knoll overlooking a body of water, possibly a lake. Three cows are standing; three are lying down. At the right, a man, presumably the cowherd, is seated on rock playing a musical instrument, possibly a flute or recorder. He wears a hat and smock. His staff rests on the rock. Two small children, a boy and a girl, stand nearby. The boy holds a spotted dog. Two additional herdsmen and a flock of sheep are on the hill at the left. Broad-leafed plants are in the foreground. Two trees are behind the cows. The towers of a city and two windmills are visible on the horizon in the distance.

Object number1951.14.8

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "267. / THE REPOSE."
On verso, in pencil: upper right, "ex coll Samuel St. John Morgan"; lower left, "1202"; lower right, "Drawer 25" and accession number. In brown ink, in the center, "I bought this in Hartford, Connecticut, / In Sept. AD 1852. / Charles M. Tayntor. / March 14th, AD 1853. / Shelburne, Massachusetts. / Charles M. Taintor. Philom. / [March 14th AD 1853]".

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