Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.02.28
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving, woman, by Frank French (1850-1933). One of 39 pages in Volume 2 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Woman standing in open doorway, both hands on doorknob, looking at viewer. Wearing heavy clothing, with frills around cuffs and neck. Wearing a Gainsborough hat with pair of wings coming out the top. Looking at viewer, with head craned back slightly, and turned to her right. Door is windowless, but a large window is situated on its left. Winter landscape seen through open door. Patterned rug on floor in front of door. Large vase containing flowerless plants in lower right. "Copyright / 1892 by / Frank French" in lower left, next to "O W / W" woodpecker icon. Signed in pencil below image "Frank French", right, under "S.A.W.E." vine-circled crest.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-7.9 W-5.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Women, Flowers, Jewelry, Walls, Vases, Snow, Landscapes (Representations), Windows, Doors doorways, Rugs
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