The Hurdy-Gurdy Boy

1857

William Morris Hunt

Associated Names
William Morris Hunt

Artist, American, 1824 - 1879

Phillips and Sampson

Publisher

The image shows a young boy seated with a musical instrument, likely a hurdy-gurdy, in his lap. He gazes off to the side with a relaxed expression. The boy wears a jacket with visible buttons and a white shirt collar. The background includes a textured wall and bare branches with a few leaves.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black with tan stone tint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams)

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.05 × 14.61 cm (7 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 38.1 × 30.32 cm (15 × 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.915

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

text at bottom on stone:
W.M. Hunt, Pinxt and del on stone.

Wikidata ID

Q77012035

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