Central Park, New York, Feeding the Swans

George Schlegel, New York|Henry Schile

1874 · Hand-colored lithograph, with a painted black border and text printed in gold · Drawings and Prints

In this Central Park scene an elegantly dressed woman in a red dress and two children feed swans from the shore of the Lake. They stand in front of stone columns and a balustrade, and the boy holds a small dog on a leash as swans approach from the right. The Bethesda fountain is represented in the background and the image is surrounded by a painted and gilded border.

Artist

George Schlegel, New York|Henry Schile

Date

1874

Medium

Hand-colored lithograph, with a painted black border and text printed in gold

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008