Man with crown on head and book on lap looking up at man standing with horn in hand

Requires Photography

John Gilbert (English, 1817–1897)
Cut by: Dalziel Brothers (English, active 1839–93)

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof

Dimensions Block: 13 x 9.5 cm (5 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 22.2 x 16 cm (8 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)

Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund

Accession Number55.2093

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsPrints

Signed Signed

Inscriptionsl.l. in block: "JG" (monogram); l.r. in block: "Dalziel Sc"; lower margin in graphite pencil: "The Discoverer of the North [Cape?]"

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