The Naughty Boy

Engraver William Finden British
ca. 1847
Not on view
A young boy wearing a cross expression stands in the corner of a room with rough wooden walls, his slate broken at his feet. Based on a painting exhibited at the British Institution in 1834 titled a "Naughty Child."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Naughty Boy
  • Artist: After Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, London 1802–1873 London)
  • Engraver: William Finden (British, London 1787–1852 London)
  • Date: ca. 1847
  • Medium: Etching and engraving on chine collé; proof before letters
  • Dimensions: Plate: 13 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (35 × 26.3 cm)
    Sheet: 19 3/16 × 14 3/16 in. (48.7 × 36 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.30.10
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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