This is a drawing of a scene featuring a rustic building with people outside. The building is weathered and wooden, with a porch where figures are seated. In the foreground, a woman in period attire walks with two children playing nearby. The people on the porch appear relaxed while the woman walks by with a confident posture. The building's facade shows signs of wear and age, with a rough texture and small windows with shutters. The drawing is in a monochromatic palette, capturing a moment of everyday life from a historical time period.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1878
- Medium
- wood engraving in black on one newsprint page of a 20-page book-fold edition of Harper's Weekly from Saturday, November 9, 1878
- Dimensions
- 5137 × 3642 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original