The Student engraved by John Sartain after a painting by George A. Baker, Jr.
name: label: maker; engraver
content: Sartain, J.
notes: label: Description
content: A 19th Century black and white engraving of a sleeping child who has fallen asleep while reading a school assignment. The idealized, well-dressed boy is sitting on a wooden bench and leaning back against a stone wall. It is entitled “The Student.”
label: Description
content: The engraver was Philadelphia artist John Sartain (1808-1897), as identified beneath the image. It is based on an original painting by American artist George Augustus Baker, Jr. (1821-1880), which is also indicated beneath the inscription. Baker studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City and was one of the most sought-after portraitists of his time. His works can be found at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum. The owner of the original work at the time the prnt was made in indicated below the image.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Education
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dr. Richard Lodish American School Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0095.351
label: accession number
content: 2017.0095
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0095.351
objectType: label: Object Name
content: engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 3/4 in x 8 in; 24.765 cm x 20.32 cm
label: Measurements
content: image: 6 1/4 in x 5 in; 15.875 cm x 12.7 cm