Object Number 2012.0013.112

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Victor Hugo

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Wilford P. Cole

Creator (Role)

H.B. Hall & Sons (Engraver)
c.1850-c.1906
H.B. Hall & Sons (started by Henry Bryan Hall, Sr. and his sons Henry Bryan Hall, Jr. and Charles Bryan Hall). Henry Bryan Hall Sr. (1808-1884) was born in London, England, United Kingdom and died in Morrisania, New York. Henry Bryan Hall Jr. (died c. 1900) and was born in Camden Town, London. Hall Sr. moved to the United States after an apprenticeship in London and later established a firm with his sons, which became H.B. Hall Sons. Charles Bryan Hall apparently continued the business alone after his brother died c.1900. He is last recorded in New York City in 1906. (Who Was Who in American Art, p.1426.)

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1830-1880

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; Eng.\d by H.B. Hall & Sons New York.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

12.2 (H) , 9 (W) , 5.4 (Image H) , 3.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.9 (H) , 22.9 (W) , 5.4 (Image H) , 3.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Place of Publication

New York, New York, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Probably an illustration for an unidentified publication.

Object Description

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