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Interior Setting: Carpenter at Work with Family (from Cropsey Album)

Constant Mayer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a scene inside an arched area. A man in a white shirt and pants stands at a workbench on the left, working on a piece of wood. A boy sits on the floor to his left, holding a long thin object. A woman sits on a chair to the right of the man, holding a baby. A girl sits on the floor to her right. A toddler runs to her right. A dog is on the floor to the right. There are various tools and objects on the walls and shelves behind them. A shelf above the door has a framed oval picture on it. Long thin objects lean against the walls on either side. The walls and floor appear to be made of stone or brick.

Artwork Details

Date
1856
Medium
Pen and brown ink and gray washes on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 508 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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