"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Ensign, Thayer & Co. American, 1850 - 1852

Date1852-1854

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/4 x 8 3/4in. (32.4 x 22.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 7/8 x 12 15/16in. (42.9 x 32.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA woman is seated within the porch or cloister of a Gothic church. She wears a black dress with white undersleeves, collar, and cap. A small brooch is pinned at her neck. A small child, probably a girl, leans against her leg. The child wears a short black dress over pantalets. The woman holds the child's left hand in her right hand. A dog, probably a small greyhound or whippet, lies at their feet. The dog wears a collar. A grave monument, presumably of marble, is framed in an arched opening at the right. A carved urn is on top of a rectangular base, which is inscribed "IN / MEMORY OF". The side wall of the church with a projecting porch is in the left background. The church is constructed of dressed stone, with pointed arches, crockets, and finials. A rose bush in bloom grows on one of the columns of the porch. Weeping willows are in the churchyard in the background.

Object number1996.177.37

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "I know that my Redeemer liveth" Lithographed on monument in image, "IN / MEMORY OF". In pencil on monument in image, "A.W. Cowles / Died Jan. 1 / in the year 1 / A. Bcd. / B."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, old and new accession numbers "Dwr 36".

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