Double Hollyhocks -- A Study

James David Smillie (American, 1833–1909)

American

1889

Medium/Technique Mezzotint and drypoint on chine, mounted to wove

Dimensions Legacy dimension: 8 5/8 x 5 1/2 in. ; Sheet: 31.5 x 22.6 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line Gift of the artist

Accession NumberM6999

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Witthoft 56 (proof before steel facing)

Signed Lower left, in plate: JSmillie
Lower right, in graphite: James D. Smillie / Dec. 89.

InscriptionsLower left, in graphite: One of four choice proofs taken by J.D.S. before the plate was steel-faced.

Provenance1890, gift of James David Smilie (b.1833 - d. 1909), New York, to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: January 22, 1890)