Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.01.33
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933); Wiles, Irving R. (1861-1948)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving of Asian woman and child, by Frank French (1850-1933), after Irving R. Wiles (1861-1948). One of 56 pages in Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Woman standing with right arm around child. Both wear heavy clothing; child's is plain, with lots of fur; woman's is far more decorated, with a broad headdress. Structure in background similar to Mongol ger (yurt) or Russian yaranga. Teepee-type structure or evergreen behind. Ground is nondescript. "I.R. Wiles" printed on ground in lower right corner. "F.French Sc." printed below. Signed in pencil below image, "Frank French / Sc.", right.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-6.6 W-5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Yurts
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