The New Scholar
Medium
Steel engraving
Dimensions
image: 7 3/8 x 9 5/16 in. (18.7 x 23.7 cm) sheet: 14 3/8 x 18 7/16 in. (36.5 x 46.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1993
Accession Number
1993.1083(5)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**The New Scholar** (1851) is a steel engraving produced by the American Art Union New York, after a painting by Francis William Edmonds and master engraved by Alfred Jones. 7 3/8 x 9 5/16 inches on a larger sheet, this print a domestic scene featuring boys, men, women and dogs—likely a humorous glimpse into 19th-century American family life centered on a young boy's introduction to learning. Edmonds, a banker-turned-amateur artist, specialized in genre scenes depicting everyday middle-class moments, reflecting the growing optimism and domestic ideals of antebellum America. The American Art U...
About the Artist
American Art Union, New York|Francis William Edmonds|Alfred Jones (American|American|American) · 1840 |1806 |1819 –1851 |1863 |1900
|American, Hudson, New York 1806–1863 Bronxville, New York|American, Liverpool, England 1819–1900 New York