The Life & Age of Man by James Baille

Object Details

distributors

Sowle & Shaw

Baillie, James S.

Description

This colored print depicts a male from infancy to old age in decade-long spans. This was a popular and recurring theme of genteel society during the 19th Century. The figures are shown on ascending steps up to age 50 and then descending, with age 100 being the lowest to the right. Each image portrays a well-dressed youth or man in appropriate attire for his position in society (i.e., gentleman, soldier, elder). Verses beneath each figure associate a depicted animal with that stage of life. A small vignette of two people standing near a monument in a cemetery is in the center foreground.

This print was produced by James S. Baillie, who was active in New York from 1838 to 1855. James Baillie started as a framer in 1838, and then became an artist and lithographer in 1843 or 1844. He discovered how to color lithographs while working as an independent contractor for Currier & Ives in the mid 1840s. He was a prolific lithographer and colorist for Currier & Ives, and his prints were extremely popular with a wide distribution. James Baillie spent his later years concentrating on painting instead of lithography.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection

ca 1847

ID Number

DL.60.2935

catalog number

60.2935

accession number

228146

Object Name

lithograph

Object Type

Lithograph

Physical Description

ink (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

image: 8 in x 13 in; 20.32 cm x 33.02 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York City

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National Museum of American History

Subject

Wild Animals

Drinking

Livestock

Patriotism and Patriotic Symbols

Economy

Uniforms, Military

Record ID

nmah_325223

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c9a3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa