The First Ride.

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 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (30.2 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette

DescriptionA small girl is mounted on a pony, facing left. She wears a short skirt, jacket, and a hat with two feathers. A small boy stands at the left, holding a rope attached to the pony's bridle. He is wearing a beaked cap, a short jacket, and striped trousers. A man leans on a rail fence in the right background. He is wearing a broad-brimmed hat and a plaid shirt. A large tree is in the left background and small plants are in the right foreground.

Object number2005.177.34

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE FIRST RIDE. / 109."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number

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