Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.02.36
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving, opera scene, by Frank French (1850-1933). One of 39 pages in Volume 2 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle with concave corners. Opera scene, with heavenly orchestral accompaniment. Woman in dress on stage, with orchestra in foreground, and audience in balconies to the right. Majority of image is musicians in cloud of smoke, playing while assisted by cherubs. Angels fly or sit on clouds above musicians and cupids, watching performance. Signed in pencil below image "Frank French Sc", right. "S.A.W.E." emblem to right of signature.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-6.3 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, Opera houses, Opera singers, Audiences, Musical instruments, Musicians, Cherubs
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