Object Details
engraver
Earlom, Richard
delineator
Farington, George
publisher
Boydell, John
original artist
Bol, Ferdinand
Description
Mezzotint after original painting by Ferdinand Bol once in the Gallery at Houghton. Now in the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, with descriptive title Portrait of an Old Woman with a Book. Print removed from George P. Marsh's copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 1. Pencil note on mounting sheet indicates print was taken out for Cincinnati Exhibition, 1888.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
date made
1775
ID Number
1978.0534.02.57
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.02.57
Object Name
print
mezzotint
Object Type
Mezzotint
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 47.75 cm x 32.25 cm; 18 13/16 in x 12 11/16 in
plate: 45.5 cm x 30.5 cm; 17 29/32 in x 12 in
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Women
Books
related event
Cincinnati Industrial Exposition
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_818484