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Mabel

(American, born in 1872)
(American, 1863–1935)
1892–1950
Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Howells
Accession number50.3828
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsIn pencil at bottom of sheet "Said Mabel "Be it understood/ I'm fond of waling in the wood!/ But when the trees are making faces,?/ I think there might be nicer places." "Drawing by O. Herford except faces/ Verse by M. Howells."
ProvenanceMildred Howells, Boston, MA; gift to MFA, December 14, 1950.
Image Not Available for Angels with Olive Branches, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Angels with Olive Branches, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for Angels Dancing in a Ring, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Angels Dancing in a Ring, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for Angels Playing to the Sleeping Child, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Angels Playing to the Sleeping Child, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for Angels Worshipping the Sleeping Child, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Angels Worshipping the Sleeping Child, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for Her First Madonna, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Her First Madonna, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for The Madonna Welcoming Saint Catharine in Heaven, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
The Madonna Welcoming Saint Catharine in Heaven, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for Saint Catharine Appearing to a Young Priest, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Saint Catharine Appearing to a Young Priest, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for Saint Catharine Reproves the Idle Nuns and Bids Them Feed the Poor, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Saint Catharine Reproves the Idle Nuns and Bids Them Feed the Poor, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for Espousals of Saint Catharine of Siena and Saint Catharine of Alexandria, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Espousals of Saint Catharine of Siena and Saint Catharine of Alexandria, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for The Madonna Letting Down Her Girdle to Thomas, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
The Madonna Letting Down Her Girdle to Thomas, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for Madonna of the Pomegranate, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Madonna of the Pomegranate, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
about 1883
Image Not Available for A Child and Maiden Presented to the Madonna, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
A Child and Maiden Presented to the Madonna, from "A Little Girl Among the Old Masters"
Mildred Howells
1883