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Robert Swain Gifford

Landscape

Maker

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840-1905), designer

Title

Landscape

Year

1878

Medium

  • etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching

Materials

etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

12.7 x 22.9 cm (5 x 9 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:In pencil under platemark on right:Proof of the first state of this plate/R. Swain Gifford/(2 proofs taken-RSG) N.Y. May 27th 1878 Verso:In pencil in LL corner: R. Swain Gifford-78

Marks: Stamped in Brown ink on verso:RISD/MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle.

Identification

State

Proof of the first state I

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1115

Type

  • Prints

Publications

  • Books

Whistler to Weidenaar: American Prints 1870-1950

Gifts from the Fazzano brothers and other donors

Exhibition History

A Private Collection Goes Public
Prints from the Fazzano Brothers Gift
Sep 18, 1987 – Nov 08, 1987

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Robert Swain Gifford (American, 1840-1905), designer
Landscape, 1878
etching
12.7 x 22.9 cm (5 x 9 inches) (plate)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.1115

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