Lady Washington.

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 John Wollaston American, 1710 - 1775

Date1830-1840

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 15/16 x 8 5/8in. (27.8 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 1/8 x 12 9/16in. (43.5 x 31.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a woman. She wears a dress and an overgarment with three-quarter-length sleeves. The cuffs and lowcut neckline are trimmed with lace, and the overgarment is tied at the neck with a ribbon bow. The woman's hair is tied back, with beads or small flowers in it. She stands outdoors in a landscape. With her right hand, she plucks a blossom from a flowering tree at the left. Additional trees are in the right background.

Object number1985.15.18

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "LADY WASHINGTON." In pencil, lower left, "81"; lower right, "XCD [underlined] / to / [...?]".

On verso, in pencil: upper right, "Dwr 4"; lower right, "consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 57" and accession number.NotesSource Note: The original 1756 painting by John Wollaston that served as the visual source for this print is in Lee Chapel and Museum at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. The Kelloggs would have known the composition through an engraving. (Finlay 3/29/2004)

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