"If anyone comes along, I say 'Halt! Who goes there?' Then he says 'friend,' and I says 'Pass, Friend; all's well.' But some silly ass'll say 'Enemy,' and then I shan't know what to do. Rotten job, I call it."

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George Denholm Armour (Scottish, 1864–1949)

1910

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof

Dimensions Block: 12.5 x 17.5 cm (4 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Sheet: 25 x 34 cm (9 13/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number55.1488

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

InscriptionsG. D. Armour lower left

ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.