Lady of the Lake.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Thayer American, 1846 - 1847

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Date1845-1846

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/4 x 8 1/2in. (23.5 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 7/8 x 9 1/8in. (30.2 x 23.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Bonnette

DescriptionA woman stands in a boat on a lake. She wears a dress with a tight bodice with lace cuffs and a long plaid sash fastened at the shoulder with a pin. A ribbon tied in a bow is in her hair. She holds a pole or oar in her right hand. On the right, a man wearing a doublet trimmed with lace, a belt, hose, gloves, and a cap with a feather stands among dense brush. A sword in a scabbard is at his side, and he holds a small horn in his right hand. The horn is attached to a chain. He has a beard and mustache. A dog with a collar sits beside him. A tree is on a cliff in the right background. Hills are visible beyond the lake in the left background.

Object number2005.177.42

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title and text beneath image, "LADY OF THE LAKE. / The boat had touched the silver strand, / Just as the Hunter left his stand / And stood concealed amid the brake, / To view this Lady of the Lake. / Cants. [sic] 1st. / 55."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Illustration to a poem by Sir Walter Scott.

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