Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.01.49
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Two wood engravings by Frank French (1850-1933). Printed on two pieces of tissue paper. One of 56 pages in Volume 1 of a two-volume set.
1. Bust of bearded old man against dark background. Vertical image 3.8" x 3". Signed in lower right "F.French / 1889" slanted high right next to "O [woodpecker] W / W". Signed "Frank French / Sc." below center.
2. Man, standing, holding handled boxes. Vertical image, 5.1" x 3.1". Captioned "Old Uncle Billy Allen / The Country Peddler / New Boston, N.H." below left. "FF" in lower right. Signed "Frank French" below right. - Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-6.2 W-5.35 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Men, Luggage
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