The vigil continued far into the night, and until the gray dawn streaked the sky – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The vigil continued far into the night, and until the gray dawn streaked the sky
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A watercolor made for Scribner's magazine, probably around 1905, takes its title from a line describing a vigil kept through the night until gray dawn lit the sky. The phrasing reads like a passage from a story, so the picture was likely an illustration for fiction or an article rather than a stand-alone scene. Scribner's, a New York monthly, ran many illustrated pieces in this period, and the bedside watch was a familiar subject in writing about illness and family devotion. The date appears in the record only as an estimate, so it is best read with some caution.
| Created / published | 1 painting : watercolor. |
|---|---|
| Genre | Scribner's magazine |
| Notes | [1905?] |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,742 × 4,677 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221687 |
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