Winter Moonlight
In this picturesque rural winter scene lit by a full moon, a man, carrying a bundle over his shoulder and followed by a dog, walks along a snow-covered path beside the curve of a stream towards a cottage nestled in the right background. Nathaniel Currier, who established a successful New York-based lithography firm in 1835, produced thousands of hand-colored prints in various sizes that together create a vivid panorama of mid-to-late nineteenth century American life. In 1857, Currier made James Merritt Ives, his brother Charles's brother-in-law, a business partner. People eagerly acquired Currier & Ives lithographs, such as those featuring landscapes, rural and city views, hunting and fishing scenes, domestic life and numerous other subjects, as an inexpensive way to decorate their homes or business establishments. Frances Flora (Fanny) Palmer was one of the most important artists working for Nathaniel Currier, and later Currier and Ives, between 1849 and 1868, when she produced approximately 200 of the firm's best landscapes and most engaging scenes of daily life.
Artwork Details
- Title: Winter Moonlight
- Artist: Frances Flora Bond Palmer (American (born England), Leicester 1812–1876 New York)
- Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
- Date: 1866
- Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 17 11/16 × 14 7/16 in. (45 × 36.7 cm)
Image with text: 19 1/8 × 14 7/16 in. (48.6 × 36.7 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/16 × 16 5/8 in. (51 × 42.3 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Adele S. Colgate, 1962
- Object Number: 63.550.309
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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1866
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Nathaniel Currier
1849–56
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Nathaniel Currier
1849–56
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Nathaniel Currier
1849
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Nathaniel Currier
1849–56
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