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Engraving of two men by a stone fireplace in a dim interior, one holding a cup, the other leaning over a table.

Fireside

An engraved domestic interior shows two seated men by a stone fireplace, one in a chair holding a cup while the other leans over a table beside a pail on the floor. Dense hatching in soft grey tones models the figures, hearth, and hanging utensils against the dark room.

Artist
T. Mitchell
Date
n.d.
Medium
engraving
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2046 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Junto al fuego, grabado de dos hombres ante un hogar

Un interior doméstico grabado muestra a dos hombres sentados junto a una chimenea de piedra; uno, en una silla, sostiene una taza, mientras el otro se inclina sobre una mesa junto a un balde en el suelo. El rayado denso en tonos grises suaves modela las figuras, el hogar y los utensilios colgados en la habitación oscura.

Português: Junto à lareira, gravura de dois homens diante do fogão

Um interior doméstico gravado mostra dois homens sentados junto a uma lareira de pedra; um, numa cadeira, segura uma caneca, enquanto o outro se inclina sobre uma mesa ao lado de um balde no chão. Hachuras densas em tons cinzentos suaves modelam as figuras, a lareira e os utensílios pendurados no cômodo escuro.

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