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Illustrations of Washington Irving's Dolph Heyliger
Author: Washington Irving (American, 1783–1859)
Illustrated by: John Whetten Ehninger (American, 1827–1889)
Publisher: George Palmer Putnam (American, 1814–1872)
Printer: Napoleon Sarony (American, 1821–1896)
Illustrated by: John Whetten Ehninger (American, 1827–1889)
Publisher: George Palmer Putnam (American, 1814–1872)
Printer: Napoleon Sarony (American, 1821–1896)
1851
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with ten lithographs
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 38 x 1.1 cm (11 13/16 x 14 15/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eliot Fitch Bartlett
Accession Number1978.207
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
New York: George P Putnam, 1851
Description(New York: George P Putnam, 1851) 30 cm; 32 pp., plus 10 plates; original publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped purple cloth.
Despite title indication they were "etched," these illustrations are lithographs. Ehninger described his prints in another publication as "etched on stone." The text is an excerpt from Irving's Bracebridge Hall.
Despite title indication they were "etched," these illustrations are lithographs. Ehninger described his prints in another publication as "etched on stone." The text is an excerpt from Irving's Bracebridge Hall.
ProvenanceEliot Fitch Bartlett, by whom given to MFA, June 14, 1978.