The Mother

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The Mother

1838 (March)

John Callcott Horsley (English, 1817–1903) Published by The Etching Club, London

The youngest member of the Etching Club, Horsley launched his career as a portrait painter but became known for his scenes taken from everyday life. Submitted at the club's second meeting, in March 1838, a year before he exhibited his first painting at the Royal Academy, London, this etching of a mother with her child exudes the comfort of a simple home life.

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Object Details

Titles:

The Mother
Plate from an album of prints privately published by members of The Etching Club (London, 1838)

Date:

1838 (March)

Artists:

John Callcott Horsley (English, 1817–1903) Published by The Etching Club, London

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Plate: 4 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches (12 x 14.2 cm) Sheet: 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches (27.6 x 37.8 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-21949

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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