Title |
Austin, John, Mrs. |
Alternate title |
Mrs. Austin and the bear. |
Publisher |
[Boston : s.n.] |
Date |
[1856?] |
Physical description |
1 print : engraving ; 10.6 x 14.7 cm. |
Description |
Full-length portrait of the frontier wife, kneeling behind a fence with a rifle aimed at a bear in her dooryard; a pig runs
away from them. According to the text, the rifle failed to discharge, which was fortuitous because a wounded bear would have
been even more dangerous; the bear returned to the woods. Possibly Isabella W. Austin (1826-1901), of Geneva, Ohio.
|
Notes |
In Chapin, J.R. The historical picture gallery (Boston, 1856), p. 359. |
Genre |
Portrait prints -- 1850-1859. |
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Engravings -- 1850-1859. |
Subject |
Austin, John, Mrs -- Portraits. |
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Women. |