ter settling in our new quarters, I found in the barn an oldpail and some firewood, and made a careful study which I cherishas one of what I call my prize studies. Then one day I found adear little girl, barefooted, wearing a quaint cap, and feedingsome motherless chickens. I have been told of an… … I dont know, for I have nt found my quotation yet. I wasmore lucky; I had both subject and title, and painted the pictureand called it The Motherless. You see, she was an orphan,and the chickens had no mother either, — really very touching.But it was a good little picture all the same. It was…
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 · Painters
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