Crabbed Age and Youth

1894

James Leon Williams

Associated Names
James Leon Williams

Artist, American, 1852-1932

The image shows a rural path with a group of men working near a thatched-roof cottage. The perspective is from the side, with the horizon high, trees in the background, and the workers close to the viewer. The men appear to be working on or near stone paving and walls. The thatched-roof cottage is on the right, and a line of trees extends on the left. The scene has a rustic and serene feel, with a monochrome palette focused on sepia tones. Textural details of the cottage, trees, and path are clearly visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.7 × 25 cm (7 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 × 38.7 cm (11 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.7

  • Volume Title

    The Homes and Haunts of Shakespeare

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Junius Books); Mark Katzman, St. Louis, MO, 2002; gift to NGA, 2025.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: 2010.350

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