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The Skull of George Weber
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The Skull of George Weber
Published by: The Meisenbach Company, London
English
possibly 1888
Medium/Technique
Half-tone process
Dimensions
Sheet: 16.6 × 11 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Prof E. F. Chandler, School of Mines, Columbia College
Accession NumberM5432
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsLower center, in block: Block made direct from a Photograph without re-drawing.
Lower center, in block: Photo-Zinco Blocks / Produced direct, without re-drawing, from Oil Paintings, Water / Colours, Photographs, and Sketches in Wash, Chalk, Pencil, / Charcoal, or Pen and Ink, &c., for the Illustration of Books, / Magazines, Periodicals, Newspapers, &c., or for Art Publication. / Specimens and Particulars on Application. / The Meisenbach Company, Limited. / Works: -- West Norwood. / Office: 31 Farrington Street, E. C. } London. / [over.
Verso, in letterpress, or in block: Strange History of A Skull / [long description of the history of George Weber, the wounds he sustained during combat, and the deal he struck with the hospital where he died in Canterbury, New Zealand]
Lower center, in block: Photo-Zinco Blocks / Produced direct, without re-drawing, from Oil Paintings, Water / Colours, Photographs, and Sketches in Wash, Chalk, Pencil, / Charcoal, or Pen and Ink, &c., for the Illustration of Books, / Magazines, Periodicals, Newspapers, &c., or for Art Publication. / Specimens and Particulars on Application. / The Meisenbach Company, Limited. / Works: -- West Norwood. / Office: 31 Farrington Street, E. C. } London. / [over.
Verso, in letterpress, or in block: Strange History of A Skull / [long description of the history of George Weber, the wounds he sustained during combat, and the deal he struck with the hospital where he died in Canterbury, New Zealand]
Provenance1888, gift of Professor Charles Frederick Chandler (b. 1836 - d. 1925), New York, to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: August 29, 1888)