Artwork
The Dinner Horn
The Dinner Horn is an ink print by the Impressionist artist American 19th Century. It dates from 1870 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
The Dinner Horn is a wood engraving print depicting a scene of everyday life.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a woman blowing a horn from a second-story window, signaling a meal to people outside, possibly farmworkers. A dog sits below her, and a table is set inside the room.
Technique & Style
The engraving features sharp, detailed lines and cross-hatching to create shading and texture, characteristic of the wood engraving technique.
Context
The scene is set in a rural or agricultural setting, with people walking in the distance and a building on the horizon.
Artist & collection
Artist
Scenes of everyday American life in the 1800s. Farmhouse in Mahantango Valley is a quiet, sunlit view of rural Pennsylvania; Boy and Girl shows two children standing close, faces turned outward. A small woodcut, The…
