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A Young Republican

1878

John Ames Mitchell

Associated Names

John Ames Mitchell

Artist, American, 1845 - 1918

American Art Review

Publisher

This is a drawing of an interior scene with two figures and an ornate backdrop. The artwork depicts a richly decorated room with Gothic-style windows and elegant architectural details. In the foreground, a table is set with various items, including a teapot and cups. Two figures are seated, one facing directly towards the viewer and the other partially turned away. The background features an intricate wall with patterns and reliefs.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black on laid paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. S.R. Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts)
Dimensions

image: 15.56 × 12.7 cm (6 1/8 × 5 in.)
plate: 18.26 × 14.13 cm (7 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
sheet: 27.78 × 20.16 cm (10 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2459

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1881

Koehler, S.R., ed. The American Art Review 2, no. 8 (June 1881): p. 57.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: J.A. Mitchell

Wikidata ID

Q77013190

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