Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.01.37
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933); Gerhardt, Karl (1853-1940)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving, bust of Mark Twain (1835-1910), by Frank French (1850-1933), after Karl Gerhardt (1853-1940), sculptor. One of 56 pages in Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Bust of man with short curly hair and large moustache. Dark background, lighter burst directly behind bust. Signed in pencil below image, "Frank French /sc.", right.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-5.4 W-4.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Twain, Mark
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