The Road, Winter
1853 · Lithograph (drawn by Otto Knirsch) · Library of Congress, Washington, DC
The whole print, uncropped, on a printed cream mat with its title beneath.
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About this work
- Artist
- Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888)
- Year
- 1853
- Medium
- Lithograph (drawn by Otto Knirsch)
- Collection
- Library of Congress, Washington, DC
- Movement
- American Folk Art
A man in a fur cap and a woman in a bonnet and fur-trimmed cloak ride in a curved, fluted sleigh drawn by two dappled grey horses in blinkers. They sit under a heavy fur rug. Behind them lies an open snowy field with bare trees, a farmhouse with a smoking chimney and a line of geese flying under a cloudy sky. The print is in black and grey, without added colour. It was published in New York in 1853 by Nathaniel Currier, four years before James Merritt Ives became his partner. Otto Knirsch drew it on the stone. The Library of Congress record notes that the couple may be Nathaniel Currier and his wife. The Library holds the copy deposited for copyright in March 1853.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A couple in a sleigh behind two dappled grey horses, in black, grey and white. Hang it in a hallway, study or entryway beside Gilbert Stuart's The Skater, in a black frame.
Size, framing & materials
- Style
- American Folk Art painting
- Era
- 19th century (1853)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard. See it to scale on your wall →
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
- Restored in-house from a scan of the original print, cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution
- Museum-quality archival paper: heavyweight, acid-free, resists yellowing
- Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size
- Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
