Expectation
Seated in a mountainous landscape, a woman raises her hand and looks toward the left, as if anticipating a longed for arrival. A child standing behind gazes at the viewer.
Credit: Gift of Miss Bertha P. Dennis, 1946
August 1, 1800
Stipple engraving, printed in brown ink
27.0 x 22.4 cm
46.44.5
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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