Engraving

Title:

Portsmouth

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2004.043.265

Creator:

Warren, Asa C.; Fox, Frederick E.

Date:

circa 1860

Description:

Wood engraving of Portsmouth, NH, engraved by Frederick E. Fox, after a painting by Asa C. Warren (1819-1904), c. 1860. Ink on paper. Rocks, trees, and stonewall in foreground. Horses graze at left middle ground, and two figures stand on rocky mound at right. Townscape in background with church steeples, houses, and a smoke stack. Clouds in sky. Inscription lower center, "Portsmouth." Signed lower left, "A.C. Warren" and right, "FOX sc." Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-6.45 W-9.85 inches

Provenance:

From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan

People:

Fox, Frederick E. (1829-1904), Warren, Asa C. (1819-1904), Vaughan, Dorothy M. (1904-2004)

Subjects:

Portsmouth, NH