Virgin and Child.
Date1848-1851
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 9/16in. (30 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/8in. (35.7 x 25.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/8in. (35.7 x 25.7cm)
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionOval half-length portrait of a young woman, facing left, holding a child in her lap. She wears a long-sleeved dress or robe and a striped shawl trimmed with fringe. A bracelet is on her left wrist. A scarf is draped over her head. The child wears a sleeved nightshirt or undershirt. A turned wooden object, possibly a spindle, is in the right foreground. The rectangular border consists of flowers and leaves, with roses in the corners.
Object number2005.128.4
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "VIRGIN AND CHILD. / LA VIERGE ET L'ENFANT. LA VIRGIN E HIJO. / 101."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession.
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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