Noah's Ark.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

PublisherPublished by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

After a work byAfter a work by Edward Hicks American, 1780 - 1849

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 11/16in. (21 x 29.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 13 7/8in. (25.4 x 35.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionA long line of pairs of animals winds from the right foreground to the entrance of a large wooden ship in the right background. Animals include horses, cattle, donkeys, rabbits, pigs, deer, goats, zebras, giraffes, elephants, tigers, lions, and kangaroos. Flocks of birds fly into an opening in the roof of the ark. Buildings and rocky cliffs are in the left background, beyond a large body of water.

Object number1950.202.119

NotesSource Note: The visual source for this print is a painting by Edward Hicks (1780-1849).

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