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The Suitor
John Carlin (American, 1813–1891)
1875
Medium/Technique
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 26 x 32.4 cm (10 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number56.702
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 102
DescriptionAcademic Drawing. Interior of a cottage. Young man seated by open door; young woman standing behind her parents, the father mending a rake, the mother sewing. Hen and chickens in foreground near dog asleep on floor
InscriptionsInscribed lower left: J. Carlin 1875
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA June 7, 1956