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John Karst

The Artist in the Country

Description

Maker

John Karst (American, 1836-1922)
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), designer
D. Appleton &amp

Title

The Artist in the Country

Year

1869

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wood engraving

Supports

Dimensions

15.9 x 16.8 cm (6 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in pencil in LL:52.047/.2In Plate--in LL corner:"J.KARST"; in letterpress below image:"THE ARTIST IN THE COUNTRY. BY WINSLOW HOMER."Above image:"APPLETONS' JOURNAL/OF LITERATURE SCIENCE AND ART/Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by D. APPLETON & CO., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States of the Southern District of New York./No.12-WITH PLATE SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1869 [PRICE TEN CENTS."

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND (all inscribed in a circle)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George P. Metcalf

Object Number

52.047.2

Type

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John Karst (American, 1836-1922)
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), designer
D. Appleton & Company, publisher
The Artist in the Country, 1869
wood engraving
15.9 x 16.8 cm (6 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of George P. Metcalf 52.047.2

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