ARTIST: Richard Caton Woodville
PUBLISHER: Published by M. Knoedler, New York; Goupil & Co. & E. Gambart & Co.
MEDIUM: Lithograph, handcolored,
DATE: 1855.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 14 5/8 x18 3/4" (39.8 x 47.7 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Lithographed by Claude Thielley (French, 1811-1891). Printed by Lemercier, Paris. After a Woodville painting. A sailor holds the arm of his bride in the office of the Justice of the Peace. Having interrupted the judge during a meal, the groomsman bows down in a placatory manner. The small wedding party stands behind the couple in their finest dress. In the background, a crowd forms at the doorway, including two African-Americans holding a young, crying child. The interior of the office shows a horse-hair trunk overflowing with scattered books and bookcase adorned with a pasted page from an Almanac. Richard Canton Woodville (American, 1825-1855) painted the scene in 1852. The original painting is in the collection of The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition save for some overall time-toning and a faint mat line. Fine original hand coloring.
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