Portrait of Children Sawing Wood

c. 1890

Sarah Ann Hanes

Associated Names
Sarah Ann Hanes

Artist, American, 1860 - 1895

The image depicts two young boys standing near a wooden sawhorse. The boy on the left is upright, holding a stick or tool, wearing a cap, dark coat, and trousers. The boy on the right is bent over the sawhorse, with his hands on it, wearing a striped jacket and pants. The background includes decorative elements like a large urn and framed images on a patterned wall.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.1 × 10 cm (5 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
    mount: 16.5 × 10.8 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.86

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in gold: Mrs. S. A. Hanes,; lower right: MAYNARD, IOWA.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 316 RL / KL069

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