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The Modern Babylon
Sprague and Company, London (active about 1870–1913)
After: William Kinnimond Burton (Scottish, 1856–1899)
After: William Kinnimond Burton (Scottish, 1856–1899)
English
1885
Medium/Technique
Ink-photolithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 19.8 × 27.2 cm (7 13/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6964
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAfter nature. Negative by William Kinnimond Burton. From "The Photographic News," November 13, 1885.
Marks
Verso, stamped in lavender ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsUpper center, in stone: Supplement to "The Photographic News" 13th November, 1885.
Lower left, in stone: "Ink-Photo" Sprague & Co. 22, Martins Lane, Cannon St. EG.
Lower right, in stone: W. K. Burton, Photo.
Lower center, in stone: The Modern Babylon
Lower left, in stone: "Ink-Photo" Sprague & Co. 22, Martins Lane, Cannon St. EG.
Lower right, in stone: W. K. Burton, Photo.
Lower center, in stone: The Modern Babylon
Provenance1889, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)