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Howe, Julia Ward

Caroline Amelia Powell (American (born in Ireland), 1852–1935)
After: Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808–1901)

Medium/Technique Wood engraving
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP17406
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionMagazine cut after a photograph. Photograph dated about 1861.
ProvenanceHenry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896; Lugt 1309), New York; 1896, by inheritance to his son, Charles Sewall (b. 1848 - d. 1898); 1897, sold by Charles Sewall to the MFA [see note 1]. (Acquisition Date: October 21, 1897)

NOTE:

[1] Henry F. Sewall offered his collection to the MFA for purchase in 1888. That purchase was finalized and executed in 1897, one year after his death.