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The image shows three individuals. One person is sitting on an overturned boat, facing away from the viewer towards the sea. The person wears a wide-brimmed straw hat, a dark long-sleeved top, and light-colored pants. The second person, a woman, is standing in profile while holding a child in her arms. The woman has dark hair tied back and wears a long dark dress with a lighter apron. The child has short hair and wears a striped outfit with buttons down the back. In the background, there is a view of the sea with sailboats, low clouds in the sky, fishing nets, and barrels on the rocky beach.
National Gallery of Art · Print
"Dad's Coming!"
after Winslow Homer
- Date
- published 1873
- Medium
- wood engraving on newsprint
- Dimensions
- image: 23.5 x 34.7 cm (9 1/4 x 13 11/16 in.) sheet: 28.3 x 40.5 cm (11 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1986.31.120
- Credit line
- Avalon Fund
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-W
Portfolio and series
- Series
- From "Harper's Weekly", November 1, 1873, p.969
Subjects and terms
- American
- daily life
- genre
- wood engraving
Inscription
lower center: "DAD'S COMING!"-Drawn by Winslow Homer.-[See Poem on Page 970.]
NGA object ID 67178. 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.