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John Parker Davis

Watching the Crows

Description

Maker

John Parker Davis (American, 1832-1910)
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), designer

Title

Watching the Crows

Year

1868

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wood engraving

Supports

Dimensions

14.9 x 9.2 cm (5 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Verso:in pencil in LL:"52.065.3"In Plate--in LR corner:"J. P. DAVIS"; titled in letterpress under image; "WATCHING THE CROWS./DRAWN BY WINSLOW HOMER.] [See Watching the Crows, page 355.

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

52.065.3

Type

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John Parker Davis (American, 1832-1910)
Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910), designer
Watching the Crows, 1868
wood engraving
14.9 x 9.2 cm (5 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe 52.065.3

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