The Nantucket School of Philosophy

Henry Wolf; after Eastman Johnson

Caption

Henry Wolf (American, born France, 1852–1916); after Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906). The Nantucket School of Philosophy, 1894. Wood engraving, Image: 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm) Sheet: 8 15/16 x 11 3/16 in. (22.7 x 28.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 2009.91.1.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

The Nantucket School of Philosophy

Date

1894

Medium

Wood engraving

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Image: 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm) Sheet: 8 15/16 x 11 3/16 in. (22.7 x 28.4 cm)

Signatures

l.l. in print "HRY WOLF 1894"; l.r. in margin in script in pencil: "Henry Wolf, May 1894"

Inscriptions

l.r. in print: "E. Johnson 1887"; on mat l.r. corner in script in pencil: "Cancelled Acc. 202"; back of mat, u.l. corner, in script in pencil "The Nantucket School of Philosophy" Eastman Johnson"

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

2009.91.1

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