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John Karst

The Beach at Long Branch

Maker

John Karst (American, 1836-1922)
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), designer

Title

The Beach at Long Branch
Appletons' Journal of Literature, Science and Art

Year

1869

Medium

  • wood engraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • wood engraving

Materials

wood engraving

Supports

  • Light weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

32.9 x 49.4 cm (12 15/16 x 19 7/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in pencil in top center:Appletons Journal vol.2/Aug. 21, 1869In Plate--In LL corner:JOHN KARST SC; in bottom center:WH; under image in center: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, for the Southern District of New York./ART SUPPLEMENT TO APPLETONS' JOURNAL.- THE BEACH AT LONG BRANCH

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

52.047.7

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  • Prints

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John Karst (American, 1836-1922)
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), designer
The Beach at Long Branch; Appletons' Journal of Literature, Science and Art, 1869
wood engraving
32.9 x 49.4 cm (12 15/16 x 19 7/16 inches) (plate)
Gift of George P. Metcalf 52.047.7

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