Engraving
- Title:
- The Forging of Balmung
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.01.12
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933); Pyle, Howard (1853-1911)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- 1882
- Description:
- Wood engraving of The Forging of Balmung, by Frank French (1850-1933), after Howard Pyle, 1882. One of 56 pages in Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Norse warrior (Siegfried) forging sword on anvil; shield on left. Printed on image, "HPyle", lower right, and "FRANK FRENCH SC.", lower left. Signed in pencil below image, "Frank French / Sc." Illustration for "The Story of Siegfried," by James Baldwin, 1882.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5.2 W-3.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
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