Father's Pride.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Horace Thayer & Co. American, 1852

After a work byAfter a work by Sir Thomas Lawrence British, 1769 - 1830

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 7/16in. (30 x 21.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA young boy sits on a grassy hillside. He wears what appears to be a velvet jacket, a vest, a collar of eyelet lace, and pants. His right hand rests on the back of his head; his left lies on the grass at his side. A beaked cap lies upside down at the left. A rose bush with three flowers on it is in the right foreground. Leafy plants are in the left foreground. A large rock with a bush growing above it is in the background.

Object number1985.79.0

MarkingsOn verso, center right, stamped in black ink, "A.R.D."InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "FATHER'S PRIDE. / 247 [?]".

On verso, in pencil: center right, accession number; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 20 [crossed out] 60".NotesSubject Note: The composition is based on Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of Master Charles William Lambton, 1825. (Finlay 3/28/2007)

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