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Henry Farrer

Sweet is the Hour of Rest

Maker

Henry Farrer (American, 1843-1903), designer
Oscar M. Dunham, publisher

Title

Sweet is the Hour of Rest
Etching:An Outline of Its Technical Processes and Its History

Year

ca. 1884

Medium

  • etching,
  • plate tone

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • etching,
  • plate tone

Materials

plate tone

Supports

  • medium weight cream Oriental laid paper

Dimensions

20.3 x 29.8 cm (8 x 11 3/4 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.876.16

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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Henry Farrer (American, 1843-1903), designer
Oscar M. Dunham, publisher
Sweet is the Hour of Rest; Etching:An Outline of Its Technical Processes and Its History, ca. 1884
etching; plate tone
20.3 x 29.8 cm (8 x 11 3/4 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.876.16

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