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Ernest Stephen Lumsden

The Great Steps,

Maker

  • Ernest Stephen Lumsden

Title

The Great Steps

Medium

etching

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching

Techniques

  • etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

18.6 x 34.9 cm (7 5/16 x 13 3/4 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered in black ink in LL:25-60; signed in LR:Lumsden imp.; inscribed in pencil in LR:(60 proofs) L.296 The Great Steps A51068/A?W S19728 (crossed out, but still visible)

Marks: Watermark:"D&C over a crown over a shield with horn on it, over D&C"Stamped in black ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ART/ surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle.

Identification

State

25/60iii

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

66.331

The Great Steps

Original--Recto:numbered in black ink in LL:25-60; signed in LR:Lumsden imp.; inscribed in pencil in LR:(60 proofs) L.296 The Great Steps A51068/A?W S19728 (crossed out, but still visible)

Marks: Watermark:"D&C over a crown over a shield with horn on it, over D&C"Stamped in black ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ART/ surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle.

25/60iii

Exhibition History

New Acquisitions 1966-1967

September 1 - October 29, 1967
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