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Unknown Maker, American

The Picnic Excursion,

Maker

  • Unknown
  • D. Appleton & Company
  • Winslow Homer

Culture

American

Title

The Picnic Excursion

Medium

wood engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wood engraving

Techniques

  • wood engraving

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

16.7 x 23.3 cm (6 9/16 x 9 3/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in pencil in LL:"52.047/.6"In Plate--In LL corner:"H"; in letterpress under image:"THE PICNIC EXCURSION.BY WINSLOW HOMER;"along right edge in letterpress:"624 APPLETONS' JOURNAL OF POPULAR [August 14,"

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

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of George P. Metcalf

Object Number

52.047.6

The Picnic Excursion

Original--Verso:in pencil in LL:"52.047/.6"In Plate--In LL corner:"H"; in letterpress under image:"THE PICNIC EXCURSION.BY WINSLOW HOMER;"along right edge in letterpress:"624 APPLETONS' JOURNAL OF POPULAR [August 14,"

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

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