Description
Lithography was invented in Germany in 1798 as a commercial technique but soon spread to England where it was quickly adopted by artists. This is one of the very earliest artist's lithographs which is very welcome in our fine collection of early lithography.
Provenance
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Accession Number
2001.169
Medium
lithograph hand-colored with brown wash
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.3 x 18.6 cm (10 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.); Image: 21.8 x 14.6 cm (8 9/16 x 5 3/4 in.); Secondary Support: 23.5 x 15.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
Gift of Marsha and Tom French in memory of Fred Schmidt
