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This is a drawing of an interior scene with two figures and an ornate backdrop. The artwork depicts a richly decorated room with Gothic-style windows and elegant architectural details. In the foreground, a table is set with various items, including a teapot and cups. Two figures are seated, one facing directly towards the viewer and the other partially turned away. The background features an intricate wall with patterns and reliefs.
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This is a drawing of an interior scene with two figures and an ornate backdrop. The artwork depicts a richly decorated room with Gothic-style windows and elegant architectural details. In the foreground, a table is set with various items, including a teapot and cups. Two figures are seated, one facing directly towards the viewer and the other partially turned away. The background features an intricate wall with patterns and reliefs.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Young Republican

John Ames Mitchell

Date
1878
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 15.56 × 12.7 cm (6 1/8 × 5 in.) plate: 18.26 × 14.13 cm (7 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.) sheet: 27.78 × 20.16 cm (10 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.19.2459
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. S.R. Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts, 1881)
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • genre
  • American
  • etching
  • Cup
  • Window
  • Armor
  • Man
  • Plate
  • King
  • Boy
Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in plate: J.A. Mitchell

NGA object ID 183592. 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.