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The image shows an elderly man and a young woman in a garden. The man wears a suit, including a waistcoat and a top hat, and has a beard. He looks down at the young woman who is sitting on the ground next to him. She has curly hair and is focused on her task. She wears a long dress with long sleeves and a shawl. She is using scissors and a piece of cloth for a craft. There are baskets nearby filled with items. In the background, there is a wooden house facade with foliage and the ground has grass and flowers.
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The image shows an elderly man and a young woman in a garden. The man wears a suit, including a waistcoat and a top hat, and has a beard. He looks down at the young woman who is sitting on the ground next to him. She has curly hair and is focused on her task. She wears a long dress with long sleeves and a shawl. She is using scissors and a piece of cloth for a craft. There are baskets nearby filled with items. In the background, there is a wooden house facade with foliage and the ground has grass and flowers.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A New England Peddler

Henry Wolf

Date
1885
Medium
wood engraving
Dimensions
image: 244 x 163 mm sheet: 334 x 238 mm
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.5114
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • plant
  • Seated figure
  • Woman
  • Man
  • Building
Inscription

Signed: Henry Wolf, sculpt in graphite, lower right; HENRY WOLF. Sc. in block, lower right; E. Johnson/1879 in block, lower left.

NGA object ID 149471. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.