The Playful Pets.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
George Whiting
American, 1820 - 1862
After a work byAfter a work by
William Drummond
Date1857-1867
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 11/16 x 8 3/8in. (29.7 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10in. (34.9 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 10in. (34.9 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette
DescriptionA young girl is seated on a board floor, facing left. She is wearing a dress with a wide neckline, a lace collar, and a sash tied in a bow. Two small bows are in her hair. She holds a pupply in her arms and a second puppy is climbing into her lap. A third puppy lies across the paws of a large dog, probably a Newfoundland, at the left. Straw is in the left foreground. A board wall is in the background. A climbing rosebush is at the upper right.
Object number2005.177.35
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE PLAYFUL PETS. / 303."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSource Note: The immediate source for the composition may be the engraving of William Drummond's painting by John Sartain, which was published in Graham's Magazine in 1842. (Finlay 8/18/2006)
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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