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A Merry Tale
Sprague and Company, London (active about 1870–1913)
After: Henry Peach Robinson (English, 1830–1901)
After: Henry Peach Robinson (English, 1830–1901)
English
1883
Medium/Technique
Ink-photolithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 27.4 × 39.5 cm (10 13/16 × 15 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Walter Osborne
Accession NumberM6966
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionAfter nature. Negative by Henry Peach Robinson. From "The Photographic News," March 29, 1883.
Marks
Verso, stamped in lavender ink: The Gift of J. W. Osborne
InscriptionsUpper center, in stone: Supplement to "The Photographic News" [29th March, 1883.]
Lower left, in image: [in lozenge] Ink-Photo / Trade / Mark
Lower left, in stone: Sprague & Co. 22, Martins Lane, Cannon St. EG.
Lower right, in stone: H. P. Robinson, Tunbridge Wells, Copyright.
Lower center, in stone: "A Merry Tale"
Lower left, in image: [in lozenge] Ink-Photo / Trade / Mark
Lower left, in stone: Sprague & Co. 22, Martins Lane, Cannon St. EG.
Lower right, in stone: H. P. Robinson, Tunbridge Wells, Copyright.
Lower center, in stone: "A Merry Tale"
Provenance1889, gift of John Walter Osborne (b. 1828 - d. 1902), Washington D.C., to the MFA. (Acquisition Date: October 9, 1889)