John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 8-1.
Title
John P . Morton & Co . Woodblock Prints , Sheet 8-1 .
Creator
Dallas (engraver) Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888 (engraver)
Contributors
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher) Lossing & Barritt (engraver)
Description
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left : two uniformed military officers and one young man by bivouac ; servant clears dishes from table where man and boy share "Louisville Journal " newspaper ; man holds up page in book to show other men sitting and standing in what appears to be a general store ; two men , one thin and one fat , flanking portrait of Cervantes ; people and mules stop in clearing surrounded by trees with hammocks ; Grim Reaper (robe-clad skeleton with sickle) ; boy throwing pebbles in water ; man playing fiddle on top of doghouse , with ten dogs as audience ; Admiral , sailor , and other men on deck of ship , with sailor preparing to ignite cannon , signed "Dallas. " and "Lossing-Barritt "; man looking at full moon over water ; man offering apples to woman at outdoor campsite , signed "Strother "; angel , possibly St . Peter (bearded man wear robes and wings , holding a sickle and posed next to an hourglass) ; man climbing rungs of ladder ; seated woman reading letter ; young man seated outdoors , with sailboat on water in background ; man losing hat while running ; Justice (robed woman with blindfold holding scales and sword) ; number 8 ; man reading , woman holding baby , and boy and girl inside leaf ; family (man , woman , two boys , girl with book , and small child) seated at candlelit table ; ducks and ducklings in air and on water .
Subject
Military personnel Servants Men Women Children Reading Skeletons Scythes Animals Violins Sailors Camps Military camps Angels Justice
People Pictured
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616
Date Original
18--?
Object Type
Wood engravings
Source
12 x 18 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information
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Collection
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format
image/jp2
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULAL Morton Woodblocks 08-1 enhanced
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