Image
William Baxter Palmer Closson
The Sheep Shearer,
Description
Title
The Sheep Shearer
Medium
wood engraving
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Dimensions
19.7 x 13.3 cm (7 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches) (plate)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Original--Recto:in pencil below image on right:WBC; in LL corner of sheet:The Sheep Shearer by J. F. Millet; Verso:in pencil in LL corner:51.087.17In Plate--In bottom center:Closson Sc.; in LR corner:J F Millet
Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:RISD/MUSEUM/OF ART & PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND inscribed in circle.
Type
Credit
Gift of Helen C. Robertson
Object Number
51.087.17
About
The Sheep Shearer
Original--Recto:in pencil below image on right:WBC; in LL corner of sheet:The Sheep Shearer by J. F. Millet; Verso:in pencil in LL corner:51.087.17In Plate--In bottom center:Closson Sc.; in LR corner:J F Millet
Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:RISD/MUSEUM/OF ART & PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND inscribed in circle.
Use
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