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Edward Calvert

The Ploughman or Christian Ploughing the Last Furrow of Life

Description

Maker

Edward Calvert (British, 1799-1883)

Title

The Ploughman or Christian Ploughing the Last Furrow of Life

Year

1829

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

wood engraving

Supports

Dimensions

8.3 x 12.7 cm (3 1/4 x 5 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered within image: "EDW.D CALVERT"

Inscribed in graphite: "E. Calvert The Ploughman 1828 from the Water Crane Collection"

Verso: stamped with the collector's mark of Frederick Gamet Rice (b. 1893; Lugt 1042b)

Marks: Frederick Rice collector's mark in black ink on verso: (FR within a square)

R.I.S.D. Museum stamp in brown ink on verso.

Identification

State

iii

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

51.144.3

Type

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Edward Calvert (British, 1799-1883)
The Ploughman or Christian Ploughing the Last Furrow of Life, 1829
wood engraving
8.3 x 12.7 cm (3 1/4 x 5 inches) (plate)
Anonymous gift 51.144.3

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