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Mounted in a 1/2 in. gilt frame. In this scene, many children are gathered around a central male older figure who bows to the last boy entering the room. The older gentleman appears to be teaching the children as they listen and/or write. In the background an open archway shows trees and a natural setting.
prints (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
engraving (printing process)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
children (people by age group)
education
Unidentified Paper
Stipple Engraved
Children
Man
Education
PICTURE
Printed beneath print: ""W. Mulready, R.A. Painter/ J.T. Smyth Engraver/ Size of 2 Ft. Lein. by ---/ W. Day(?)""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Mulready, William (Painter)
Smyth, J. T. (Engraver)
10.5 x 13 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.1264
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