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The Nebula of Orion
Sprague and Company, London (active about 1870–1913)
After: Andrew Ainslie Common (English, 1841–1903)
After: Andrew Ainslie Common (English, 1841–1903)
English
1883
Medium/Technique
Ink-photolithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 19.5 × 27.2 cm (7 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6955
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionIssued with The Photographic News, December 14, 1883
Marks
Verso, stamped in lavender ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsUpper center, in stone: Supplement to "The Photographic News" 14th December, 1883.
Lower left, in stone: "Ink-Photo," Sprague & Co., London.
Lower right, in stone: A. A. Common, F.R.A.S. Copyright.
Lower center, in stone: The Nebula of Orion.
Lower left, in stone: "Ink-Photo," Sprague & Co., London.
Lower right, in stone: A. A. Common, F.R.A.S. Copyright.
Lower center, in stone: The Nebula of Orion.
Provenance1889, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)