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"The Sphinx is Silent"

John Tenniel (English, 1820–1914)
Cut by: Joseph Swain (English, 1820–1909)
1876

Medium/Technique Wood engraving; India proof
Dimensions Block: 20 x 15.9 cm (7 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.); Sheet: 33.7 x 21.2 cm (13 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line John H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession Number55.3334
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionDisraeli, Sphinx
Signed Signed
Inscriptionsl.l.: "Swain Sc"; l.r.: artist's monogram
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.