A Man, Two Women, a Child, and a Dog by a Fireplace (from Sketches in Outline)
1808
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 3 3/4 × 5 1/4 in. (9.5 × 13.3 cm) Sheet: 9 in. × 11 3/4 in. (22.9 × 29.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
Accession Number
2014.757.4(9)
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the cozy glow of a hearth, Henry Moses's 1808 etching and engraving *A Man, Two Women a Child, and a by a Fireplace* captures an intimate domestic moment from his series *Sches in Outline*. This-scale print (plate: 3 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.) depicts a family group gathered warmly around the fire—likely a snapshot of everyday Regency-era life in Britain. Moses, a skilled British engraver known for his precise line work in architectural and topographical views, here turns his talents to the humble interior, evoking a sense of comfort and companionship amid the chill of early 19th-century winters. Et...