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Engraving

Object Name:
Engraving
Object ID:
1918.014.01.32
Creator:
French, Frank (1850-1933)
Place of Origin:
Manchester, NH
Date:
circa 1890
Description:
Wood engraving, three old men, by Frank French (1850-1933). One of 56 pages in Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Three old men in a room. Two seated, one with back to viewer. Third is standing, holding a paint palette and several brushes. Floor is tiled, with rug over half of it. Column on right. Plain wall with drapery obscuring corner. Window obscured by column. "FRANK FRENCH Sc. 83" printed in lower left corner. "W. Shir\Rw" printed in lower right. Signed in pencil below image, "Frank French / Sc.", right.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-8.65 W-5.8 inches
Provenance:
Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Wood engravings
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