The Merry Thought

A woman in a pink gown and frilled white bonnet with a blue ribbon lounges across a green upholstered sofa with carved wooden legs. Her flushed cheeks, loose red curls and relaxed pose are set against a pale wall and a shaded floor. The title The Merry Thought is printed in capitals below.

Look closer: Tiny publication imprint printed in small type at the lower right corner of the sheet.

Artist

Henry Kingsbury

Date

April 16, 1787

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3679 × 2801 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1971