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Head of an Old Man
John Walter Osborne (Irish (active in Australia and the United States) 1828–1902)
Printed at: W. Korn and Co., Berlin
Printed at: W. Korn and Co., Berlin
1863
Place of Creation: Berlin
Medium/Technique
Photolithograph on chine, mounted to wove, Osborne's process
Dimensions
Sheet: 23.6 × 15.5 cm (9 5/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6879
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Description1889 museum ledger entry: From a drawing on fully developed collodion film. ("etching on glass")
Marks
Verso, stamped in purple: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite: See particulars / on duplicate.
Verso, in graphite: Done by O. at Korn's. Autumn 1863 / From a drawing on a fully developed / collodion film.
Verso, in graphite: Done by O. at Korn's. Autumn 1863 / From a drawing on a fully developed / collodion film.
Provenance1889, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)