On the Beach at Long Branch--The Children's Hour Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). , 1874. Wood engraving, Image: 9 1/4 x 13 5/8 in. ( x cm). In this engraving Homer provided a glimpse of holiday life in terms of levels of society within the domestic sphere. A young matron seems about to depart for the company of her social set, leaving her children in the charge of a nanny and a maid. Through careful observation of modes of dress, Homer not only made distinctions between leisure- and working class women, but also delineated the hierarchical differences between two members of hous
On the Beach at Long Branch--The Children's Hour Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). , 1874. Wood engraving, Image: 9 1/4 x 13 5/8 in. ( x cm). In this engraving Homer provided a glimpse of holiday life in terms of levels of society within the domestic sphere. A young matron seems about to depart for the company of her social set, leaving her children in the charge of a nanny and a maid. Through careful observation of modes of dress, Homer not only made distinctions between leisure- and working class women, but also delineated the hierarchical differences between two members of household staff. American Art 1874
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