Title |
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Reprint sheet 19. |
Creator |
Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888 (engraver) Brown, Nathan, wood engraver (engraver) Minot (engraver) |
Contributors |
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher) Lossing & Barritt (engraver) |
Description |
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting with top left: lion preparing to pounce on giraffe, signed D. H. Strother and N. Brown Sc.; indigenous people wearing feathered headdresses greet European man wearing plumed hat; man, seated under tree, watches approaching horse-drawn wagon; two uniformed military officers and one young man by bivouac; child watching mouse and lizard; woman, boy, and girl watching sheep in meadow; man in top hat and holding cane standing on rock, looking at waterfalls, signed Strother and Minot Sc.; bird on snow-covered tree branch; two girls playing with dolls under umbrella; woman, boy, and girl watching sheep in meadow; girl standing outside without coat, holding paper toward falling snow; "Great Menagerie" circus tent, with boys, men and women outside, and someone sneaking in underneath canvas, signed D. H. Strother; woman and young girl watching ducks swim in water and hen and chicks in grass; woman and girl sitting on porch on moonlit night, signed by D. H. Strother; three boys and a girl sailing boats in a washtub; butterfly flying above blooming rose; two girls playing with dolls and dog; woman and young girl visiting chickens in henhouse; man holding cage containing mice; women and children fleeing mountainside home due to avalanche, signed Lossing-Barritt; boy leaning on fence on moonlit night; four children, one wearing bonnet, glasses, and apron, and one wearing dunce cap, playing school; swans, ducks, and geese on pond and flying in formation. |
Subject |
Animals Indians of North America Men Discovery & exploration Military personnel Uniforms Soldiers Children Snow Play (Recreation) Toys Circuses & shows Sailboats Wash tubs Butterflies Disasters |
Date Original |
18--? |
Object Type |
Wood engravings |
Related Images |
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheets 6-1, 6-2, 8-1, 8-2, 10-2, 16-2, 20-3, 21-1, 23-1, 24-1, 24-2, 29-1, and 31-2. |
Source |
17 9/16 x 22 9/16 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 Reprint 19 |
Rating |
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