Maternal love / A.F. Tait, N.Y., 1868. – Historic 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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This rare antique lithograph captures Maternal love / A.F. Tait, N.Y., 1868. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Maternal love / A.F. Tait, N.Y., 1868.
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A mother deer stands over her fawn in a quiet woodland setting, and the title, *Maternal Love*, makes the sentiment plain. The composition comes from Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, an English-born painter who worked in New York and was known for his animal and sporting scenes. Louis Prang's Boston firm reproduced many of his paintings as chromolithographs, printing a separate stone for each color to approximate the look of an oil painting. Prang's shop helped bring color prints like this into American homes in the 1870s.
| Created / published | L Prang & Co., c1870. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph, color. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1870. |
| Notes | Signed on stone: W. Harring, chr.(?) |
| Subjects | Deer--1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,088 × 771 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219427 |
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