Merrymaking at a wayside inn
Krimmel, John L. (1786–1821) (attributed to)
Item type:drawingDate of creation:ca. 1811Height:18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.)Width:23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.)Technique / Medium:watercolor and graphite on white laid paperPlace of creation:United StatesDescription
Indoor scene (inside an inn): two white women and men approximating; one couple kissing; an African-American man with violin seated at the right side.
Iconclass
43B31indoor recreation, inn
48C7561instrumental popular music
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Violin [3573]
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Image URLs
image link 1Metropolitan Museum: The Collection Online
Notes
The watercolor was formerly attributed to Pavel Petrovich Svinin (1787/88–1839).
RIdIM record id
4601
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