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Cosette, c.1862 (Hills no. 27.0.6r). Detail
Detail
Photo: DuMouchelles Art Galleries, Detroit, MI
Cosette, c.1862 (Hills no. 27.0.6r). Frame
Frame
Photo: DuMouchelles Art Galleries, Detroit, MI
Cosette, c.1862 (Hills no. 27.0.6r). Inscription
Inscription
Photo: DuMouchelles Art Galleries, Detroit, MI
Cosette, c.1862 (Hills no. 27.0.6r). Verso
Verso
Photo: DuMouchelles Art Galleries, Detroit, MI
27.0 Literary/Historical

In addition to his scenes of everyday life and portraits of people, Johnson created images of historical events and figures from works of literature, drama, and music. For example, “Carry Me, and I’ll Drum You Through” was inspired by an incident from the Battle of Antietam, 1862, and Membership Vote at the Union League Club, May 11, 1876, recorded a contentious meeting in which he participated much later. His Marguerite, Cosette, and Minnehaha are personifications of fictional heroines from novels and poetry. His Boy Lincoln represents both the future United States president and the archetypical American youth who, with determination and hard work, could succeed. Johnson rendered several of these imaginative images as both paintings and drawings. These literary and historical works evince both his personal interest in those subjects and his awareness of their popularity with the broad public. —AM

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Hills no. 27.0.6r
Cosette
Alternate titles: Coselte [sic]; Portrait of an Unidentified Woman; Woman Wearing a Hood
c.1862
Oil on board
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
Initialed lower left in red: E. J.
Verso: Girl Leaning Down [verso of Cosette], c.1862 (Hills no. 39.1.8v)
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Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Cosette, c.1862 (Hills no. 27.0.6r)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=770 (accessed on March 29, 2024).