Double Fishing.

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 13/16 x 8 1/2in. (30 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan

DescriptionAn elderly man is seated on the grass beside a stream or pond. He wears a coat, vest, breeches, hose, and shoes with buckles. He holds a fishing pole which droops and touches the water. He appears to be asleep. A black and white dog, possibly a setter, lies curled asleep beside him. A covered picnic basket and a napkin are on the ground at the left. Four children are on a crumbling stone wall behind the man. Two children, a boy and a girl, hold fishing poles. The boy at the far left has hooked the man's top hat with his pole. The girl has hooked the man's wig or toupe. The wall of a building and trees are in the left background. Additional trees, fields, and distant hills are in the right background.

Object number1956.83.30

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "DOUBLE FISHING. / 298."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 41". In black ink, "63980".

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