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A Series of Etchings Suggested by Hood's Bridge of Sighs
Author: Thomas Hood (English, 1799–1845)
Illustrated by: John Whetten Ehninger (American, 1827–1889)
Publisher: George Palmer Putnam (American, 1814–1872)
Illustrated by: John Whetten Ehninger (American, 1827–1889)
Publisher: George Palmer Putnam (American, 1814–1872)
1850
Place of Publication: New York, New York, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with eight lithographs
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 38 x 1.1 cm (12 x 14 15/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Eliot Fitch Bartlett
Accession Number1978.208
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
New York: George P Putnam [1850]
Description(New York: George P Putnam [1850]) 30.5 cm; [2 ff.] 8 plates; original publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped green cloth.
Publication date assigned in numerous catalogues. Despite the "Series of Etchings" title, the prints are lithographs; Ehninger described his illustrations in another publication as "etched on stone." Later, he was to use photographs of his line drawings as illustrations.
Publication date assigned in numerous catalogues. Despite the "Series of Etchings" title, the prints are lithographs; Ehninger described his illustrations in another publication as "etched on stone." Later, he was to use photographs of his line drawings as illustrations.
ProvenanceEliot Fitch Bartlett, by whom given to MFA, June 14, 1978.