The Old Chair Mender

1894

James Leon Williams

Associated Names
James Leon Williams

Artist, American, 1852-1932

The image shows a quaint village scene with a thatched cottage at the center. A dirt path curves to the right, leading towards another cottage in the background. The horizon is low, accentuating the cottages and the rural track. The background consists of trees and another house. The image is in sepia tones, giving it a vintage feel. In the foreground, a man sits by a stone wall, working on a task, while three children watch. An elderly man stands in the cottage doorway, observing. In the distance, another figure walks away.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mark Katzman and Hilary Skirboll

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.3 × 24 cm (7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.1 × 38.7 cm (11 7/16 × 15 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.15.12

  • 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, lower right in graphite: 2010.350

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