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"Reaping," a poem by Robert Buchanan; Illustration to "Wayside Posies"
1867
Medium/Technique
Wood engraving; burnished India proof
Credit Line
John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.3559
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Signed
Signed
InscriptionsSigned in pencil lower left "JW North ART"; Note by artist in pencil "Mowing (not reaping) oats in early morning oats are frequently cut while wet with dew. Mowing is cutting by the scythe, reaping is cutting by the sick or reaping hook. Drawn line by line with a brush. - JWN 1914"
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.