The elder man burst into a roar of laughter
Date1907
Artist
Elizabeth Shippen Green
(American painter and illustrator, 1871–1954)
Illustration Citation"The Love Match" by Justus Miles Forman, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, August 1907
MediumWatercolor, graphite, and crayon on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 8 7/16 × 14 13/16 in. (21.4 × 37.6 cm)
sheet: 14 × 19 15/16 in. (35.6 × 50.6 cm)
sheet: 14 × 19 15/16 in. (35.6 × 50.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edith Emerson, 1956
Object number1956-13
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this story of romance and political machinations in a German principality, a young prince is puzzled by his wife's decision to leave him. Here, he queries his father-in-law, a grand duke, who laughs about his daughter's headstrong behavior. Elizabeth Shippen Green captured the opposite moods of the two men, as well the royal surroundings, complete with a massive door, fine wine, and cigars.
Elizabeth Shippen Green
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