Details
Creator Pease, Joseph Ives, 1809-1883, engraver.
Contributor Woodville, Richard Caton, 1825-1855, artist.
Dalton, J., printer.
American Art-Union, publisher.
Title Old '76 and young '48. [graphic] : From the original picture in the possession of the American Art-Union. / Painted by R.C. Woodville; engraved by J. I. Pease; printed by J. Dalton.
Publisher [New York] : American Art-Union
Publisher N.Y. New York. 1851
Date 1851
Physical Description 1 print : engraving ; sheet 27 x 38 cm (10.75 x 14.75 in.)
Description Mexican War-era genre print evoking the memory of the American Revolution depicting a young, white man Mexican War soldier returned home to his family, including his grandfather, a Revolutionary War veteran. In a parlor, the young man, attired in his uniform, sits, turned away from his meal, surrounded by his mother, father, sister, grandfather, and family dog. He raises his hand in the air as he regales his family about his experiences. They all look at him intently, except the grandfather, seated in an arm chair, and leaning on a cane, who stares a little off to the side. In the background, three servants (two African American men and an African American woman) listen from the doorway. A portrait painting of the grandfather as a young man in his military uniform hangs on the wall. In the left, a fireplace with mantle is visible. Above the mantle, a framed print reproduced after Trumbull's painting "Declaration of Independence" is displayed near lamps, a clock, and a bust of Washington on a bookcase. Also shows the soldier's cap and sword lying on the floor in the foreground.
Notes Title from item.
After an 1849 painting by Robert Caton Woodville in the collections of the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
One of six prints issued in 1851 for the members of the American Art-Union in New York.
Gift of David Doret, 2006.
Description revised.
Access points revised.
Described in the Bulletin of the American Art-Union, June 1850, p. 46.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject African American household employees -- United States.
African American men -- United States.
African American women -- United States.
African Americans -- United States.
Families.
Grandparents.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Military personnel.
Parlors.
Soldiers.
Storytelling.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- American Revolution, 1774-1783 -- Veterans.
Genre Engravings -- 1850-1860.
Printer American Art-Union, publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *GC - Mexican War [P.2006.28.23]
Accession number P.2006.28.23