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Mother and Children in a Stable (from Hosack Album)

David Hosack

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a woman and three children in a stable. The woman is on the right side wearing a long dress. She is holding a baby in her arms, looking down and to the left. She has one arm raised. A toddler sits on the ground near her feet, holding a toy. Two more children, a toddler and a girl, are on the left, near a low wooden fence. The girl holds the bridle of a horse in the stable. The toddler looks at the girl. The stable has a hay hook with a bundle of hay hanging on the left and farm tools on the right. A wheelbarrow sits near the back wall.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1846
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 468 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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