I Shall Be Your Captain.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
Phelps & Watson
American, 1859 - 1864
PublisherPublished by
George Whiting
American, 1820 - 1862
Date1857-1865
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/8 x 8 5/8in. (30.8 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA young boy stands in front of a dressed stone wall. He wears a short jacket and dress trimmed with braid. His collar and pantalets are decorated with eyelet lace. He also wears a military style beaked cap and shoes with toe caps and a side button closure. He holds the scabbard of a sword in his left hand and the hilt of the sword in his right hand. A grassy lawn, bushes, and small trees are in the background, beyond the stone wall.
Object number1994.35.2
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "I SHALL BE YOUR CAPTAIN. / 649."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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