Engraving
- Title:
- Josephine and Son
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.02.19
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving, Josephine and Son, by Frank French (1850-1933). One of 39 pages in Volume 2 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Portrait of Empress Josephine and her son. She wears Empire-style dress with floral pattern and very short sleeves. Child wears a short skirt and long sleeved shirt with a dark sash running from right shoulder to left hip. Woman holds child's right hand in her own, resting left on back of chair. Armchair stands between them and large window with heavy curtain drawn to one side. Floor is carpeted, with a basic pattern. Signed in pencil below image "Frank French / Sc", right.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-7.5 W-5.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Empresses, Josephine
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