nude couple at a bed at center, one figure seated and the other standing; richly decorated, dark room; basket of fruit or yarn on the floor, sickle at L; at R, dark scene with sheep and crucifixes in URC; whole image is framed by arched beams

Chamber Idyll, 1831

Edward Calvertexpand_more

Wood engraving on buff woveexpand_more

Gift of Elizabeth, Julie, and Catherine Andrus in memory of John and Marion Andrusexpand_more  2015.93.53

Not on Viewexpand_more
Details
Title
Chamber Idyll
Artist Life
1799 - 1883
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.93.53
Provenance
[William Weston Gallery, London, no. 2492/5; sold to Andrus]; John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn.; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
Catalogue Raisonne
Finberg 10; Lister 15b (lettering around edges removed before printing)
Curator Approved

This record has been reviewed by our curatorial staff but may be incomplete. These records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@artsmia.org.

Does something look wrong with this image? Let us know

800px

Zoom in on the left to the detail you'd like to save. Click 'Save detail' and wait until the image updates. Right click the image to 'save image as' or copy link, or click the image to open in a new tab.

nude couple at a bed at center, one figure seated and the other standing; richly decorated, dark room; basket of fruit or yarn on the floor, sickle at L; at R, dark scene with sheep and crucifixes in URC; whole image is framed by arched beams

Error loading high resolution image. Report this problem.