Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.01.36
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving, distracted gardening, by Frank French (1850-1933). One of 56 pages in Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Horizontal rectangle. Man dressed for garden work standing in front of wooden wheelbarrow and bush. Holding spade in right hand, tip in dirt. Looking back over hedge at person riding horse. Upturned plant pot on ground to right. Leafless forest behind bush. Multi-story white house in distance. "cg" in black in lower left corner. Signed in pencil below image, "Frank French /sc 1891-", right.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-3.85 W-4.8 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Gardening, Horseback riding, House, Trees, wheelbarrow, Hedges (Plants)
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