Francis William Edmonds, 1854 - Taking the Census - fine art print

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Artwork specifications from The Metropolitan Museum of Art website (© - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The United States Census of 1850 initiated the requirement that heads of households provide information about each of their dependents. The new regulation caused a good deal of confusion. Edmonds’s humorous image, which is the earliest known portrayal of the census-taking process, features a father’s painstaking efforts to recall his family statistics, while several of his children hide from sight. The small framed portrait of George Washington above the mantel evokes not only the genesis of the country’s political system but also the legendary admonition never to tell a lie. The carefully lit interior and wealth of detail in the composition were inspired, in part, by earlier Dutch genre scenes.

Background information on the modern art artwork with the title Taking the Census

"Taking the Census" is a masterpiece made by Francis William Edmonds in 1854. The artwork has the size: 28 x 38 in (71,1 x 96,5 cm). Oil on canvas was applied by the North American artist as the medium of the piece of art. Moveover, this artpiece is in the the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's art collection located in New York City, New York, United States of America. We are glad to reference that this work of art, which belongs to the public domain is included with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Diane, Daniel, and Mathew Wolf, in honor of John K. Howat and Lewis I. Sharp, 2006. In addition, the artwork has the following creditline: Gift of Diane, Daniel, and Mathew Wolf, in honor of John K. Howat and Lewis I. Sharp, 2006. In addition to this, the alignment is landscape with an aspect ratio of 4 : 3, meaning that the length is 33% longer than the width.

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About the artist

Artist: Francis William Edmonds
Other artist names: Edmonds Francis William, Edmonds John Francis W., Edmonds Francis W., francis w. edmonds, Edmonds John Francis William, Francis William Edmonds, John Francis William Edmonds, Williams E. F.
Artist gender: male
Artist nationality: American
Jobs: painter
Country of origin: United States
Artist category: modern artist
Lifetime: 57 years
Birth year: 1806
Birthplace: Hudson, Columbia county, New York state, United States
Died in the year: 1863
Town of death: Bronxville, Westchester county, New York state, United States

Artpiece information

Painting title: "Taking the Census"
Artwork classification: painting
Art classification: modern art
Century: 19th century
Year of creation: 1854
Artwork age: 160 years old
Artwork original medium: oil on canvas
Original artwork dimensions: 28 x 38 in (71,1 x 96,5 cm)
Museum / collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Location of museum: New York City, New York, United States of America
Available under: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License type of artwork: public domain
Courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Diane, Daniel, and Mathew Wolf, in honor of John K. Howat and Lewis I. Sharp, 2006
Artwork creditline: Gift of Diane, Daniel, and Mathew Wolf, in honor of John K. Howat and Lewis I. Sharp, 2006

Structured product details

Product categorization: art copy
Reproduction: digital reproduction
Production process: digital printing (UV direct print)
Provenance: produced in Germany
Type of stock: production on demand
Product usage: wall picture, wall gallery
Image orientation: landscape format
Image aspect ratio: 4 : 3 length to width
Implication of side aspect ratio: the length is 33% longer than the width
Item material choices: metal print (aluminium dibond), poster print (canvas paper), canvas print, acrylic glass print (with real glass coating)
Canvas on stretcher frame (canvas print) size variants: 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35", 160x120cm - 63x47"
Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) size options: 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35"
Poster print (canvas paper) size variants: 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35"
Aluminium print (aluminium dibond material) size options: 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35"
Picture frame: not available

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