First Infant School in Green Street, New York

First Infant School in Green Street, New York by Archibald Robertson|Anthony Imbert

Medium

Lithograph

Dimensions

upper scene: 4 1/4 x 7 15/16 in. (10.8 x 20.2 cm) lower scene: 5 1/16 x 7 15/16 in. (12.9 x 20.2 cm) sheet: 11 15/16 x 8 1/4 in. (30.4 x 21 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954

Accession Number

54.90.967

Tags

SchoolsInteriorsBoysGirlsStudentsTeachers

Art Historical Context

Step into 19th-century New York with this charming 1828 lithograph *First Infant School in Green Street New York*, a collaboration between Scottish-American painter Archibald Robertson and lithographer Anthony Imbert Printed on a sheet measuring nearly 12 by 8 inches, it features two scenes: an upper view of young students engaged in lively activities and a lower one capturing the bustling classroom interior. The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art preserves this vivid snapshot of early urban education. Lithography, a revolutionary technique invented just decades ...

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