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Catalog Number |
1.1.0052 |
Object Name |
Painting |
Artist |
Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889 |
Artist's Role |
Artist |
Title |
Boy Rescuing Lamb off Rocky Cliff in the Roman Campagna |
Description |
In this work by artist John Gadsby Chapman, a young boy in brightly colored garments hangs off of a cliffside as he climbs to rescue a small white lamb, which looks longingly upward at him. The scene is set in front of an open sky illuminated in light shades of pink and blue. It is inscribed "For Rev. Dr. Lyman." |
Date |
1868 |
Green-Wood Connection |
John Gadsby Chapman (1808-1889) is interred at Green-Wood (Lot 31262, Grave 56, Sec. 128). |
Signed Name |
John G. Chapman, Rome, 1868 |
Signature Location |
Verso |
Medium |
Oil Paint |
Material |
Canvas |
Dimensions |
H-25.5 W-18.5 inches |
People |
Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889 |
Subjects |
Art Oil paintings Genre paintings Children |
Credit line |
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