Invalid: First Christmas in New England

John Henry Ellsworth Whitney; after Albert Sterner

Caption

John Henry Ellsworth Whitney (American, 1840–1891); after Albert Sterner (American, 1863–1946). Invalid: First Christmas in New England, 1887. Wood engraving, Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (18.7 x 26.7 cm) Image: 4 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (10.8 x 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Cary Library Fund, 2009.90.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Invalid: First Christmas in New England

Date

1887

Medium

Wood engraving

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (18.7 x 26.7 cm) Image: 4 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (10.8 x 13.5 cm)

Signatures

Unsigned

Inscriptions

Inscribed lower right in plate: "JHE WHITNEY CO."; ll. in plate, "Albert E. Sterner / 87"; verso, bottom, on matte: "Invalid, First Christmas in N.E. (5) 12"; verso, top left, on matte: "Oct 1914 / Purchase [erased]

Credit Line

Cary Library Fund

Accession Number

2009.90

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