Seated man and standing boy in colonial interior

Date1896

Artist Stanley Massey Arthurs (American painter, 1877–1950)

MediumInk and gouache on paper

Dimensionsimage: 6 7/8 × 8 in. (17.5 × 20.3 cm)
sheet: 8 5/16 × 7 1/8 in. (21.1 × 18.1 cm)
frame: 22 3/8 × 18 3/8 in. (56.8 × 46.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marjorie and Frank Virdin, 1974

Object number1974-50

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ClassificationsDRAWING

Label TextStanley Arthurs created this drawing a year before he became a student of Howard Pyle in 1897.The drawing reflects not just Arthurs' youthful talent but also his interest in illustrating history, the subject for which he would become best known. Arthurs' first illustration appeared in 1899 in Harper’s Weekly. When Pyle died in 1911, Arthurs purchased his studio and worked in Wilmington for the rest of his career.

The donor of the drawing, Marjorie Virdin (1899-1978), was a Delaware newspaperwoman on the staff of the Delaware Coast Press and The Delawarean. She was also active in the Rehoboth Art League.