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A Scene in the Sahara

Sprague and Company, London (active about 1870–1913)
After: Henry Baden Pritchard (English, 1841–1884)
English
1884

Medium/Technique Ink-photolithograph
Dimensions Sheet: 19.7 × 27.3 cm (7 3/4 × 10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6958
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionAfter nature. Negative by Henry Baden Pritchard. From "The Photographic News," August 8, 1884.
Marks Verso, stamped in lavender ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsUpper center, in stone: Supplement to "The Photographic News" 8th August, 1884.
Lower left, in stone: Ink-Photo, Sprague & Co. London.
Lower right, in stone: H. Baden Pritchard, Copyright.
Lower center, in stone: A Scene in the Sahara Beyond Biskra.
Provenance1889, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)