Still Image

"After Bresdin's Holy Family"

1962 / Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)

12 After Bresdin's Holy Family 1962 2018.jpg

An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features densely decorated scene of Sagamore Creek with Biblical references and Martine Cottage in background. Inspired by Rodolphe Bresdin's "The Holy Family" (1885).

~ Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978), “"After Bresdin's Holy Family",” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/2084.

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Title

"After Bresdin's Holy Family"

Subject

Christmas cards
Pen and ink drawings
Portsmouth (N.H.)

Description

An original, local Christmas card designed and inked by Dorothy Sturgis Harding. Features densely decorated scene of Sagamore Creek with Biblical references and Martine Cottage in background. Inspired by Rodolphe Bresdin's "The Holy Family" (1885).

Creator

Harding, Dorothy Sturgis (1891-1978)

Source

The Dorothy Sturgis Harding Christmas Card Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1962

Contributor

Bresdin, Rodolphe (1822-1885)

Format

Jpeg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-AA2018.12

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

7" x 5"