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Dancing for Eels

James Brown American
Publisher E. & J. Brown American
1848
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dancing for Eels
  • Artist: James Brown (American, active 1840–59)
  • Publisher: E. & J. Brown (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1848
  • Medium: Lithograph and watercolor
  • Dimensions: image: 9 3/16 x 13 7/16 in. (23.4 x 34.1 cm)
    sheet: 13 7/16 x 17 3/4 in. (34.2 x 45.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.1199
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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