The Lady in Black, Meadowbrook Parsonage (from "The Mistress of the Parsonage," in "Harper's Weekly") 1860

Winslow Homer's "The Lady in Black, Meadowbrook Parsonage" (1860) is an illustration from "Harper's Weekly." The black and white drawing depicts a woman and a child standing in front of a house. It captures the attention of viewers due to the contrast of the figures' darkness against the light of the house and the surrounding landscape. The illustration is an example of Homer's skill as a draftsman and a master of visual storytelling. The image is part of a larger narrative about the lives of people in 19th-century America. The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses this illustration.