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Bull Attacking Couple
David Claypoole Johnston (American, 1798–1865)
1820–65
Medium/Technique
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 6.6 x 12.4 cm (2 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number55.760
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionA Couple running away from an attacking bull. The man is jumping over the fence, left, while the woman is still running withher arms up in the air. The bull is charging from the right.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955