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Frontispiece to Etching: A Practical Treatise
On the Sand Dunes
Frontispiece to Etching: A Practical Treatise
Earl Howell Reed (American, 1863 – 1931)
Falsely attributed to: John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Falsely attributed to: John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
about 1914
Medium/Technique
Etching and drypoint on japanese vellum
Dimensions
12.4 x 17 cm (4 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
George Peabody Gardner Fund
Accession Number1972.18
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionThis print served as the frontispiece to Reed's book, Etching: A Practical Treatise (New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1914).
The sheet is falsely signed "John Singer Sargent", and was acquired as a work by Sargent.
The sheet is falsely signed "John Singer Sargent", and was acquired as a work by Sargent.
InscriptionsIn pencil, at lower right: false signature of John S. Sargent