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Print (Engraving)
Tale of Two Cities./ The Four Jacques.
Vistus Balch, Felix Octavius Carr Darley, Sheldon and Company
1861-1866
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Vistus Balch (Etcher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
2012.0013.083
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Wilford P. Cole
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Complete Details
Object Number
2012.0013.083
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
Tale of Two Cities./ The Four Jacques.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Vistus Balch (Etcher); Felix Octavius Carr Darley (Designer); Sheldon and Company (Publisher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1861-1866
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: V. Balch sc.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: F.O.C. Darley fecit.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: NEW YORK, SHELDON & CO.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Literary scene
- Book illustration
- Charles Dickens
Materials
- Ink
- Paper
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Steel Engraved
- Chine collé
Dimensions (inches)
14.1 (H) x 10.4 (W) x 4.8 (Image H) x 3.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.7 (H) x 26.5 (W) x 12.2 (Image H) x 8.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 8.4 in. (21.3 cm). Plate W: 6.6 in. (16.7 cm).
Publisher Summary
Sheldon and Company
Place of Publication
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
Sheldon and Company
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Perhaps from: Dickens, Charles, Works of Charles Dickens. 4 vols., household edition. New York: W.A. Townsend & Co., 1861-1866.