(The Haunted Man./ "As he leaned his arm upon the elbow of his chair/ ruminating before the fire, it leaned upon the chairback,/ close above him with its appalling copy of his face/ looking where his face looked, and bearing the expression,/ his face bore.")
Robert Hinshelwood, Felix Octavius Carr Darley, Sheldon and Company
1861-1866
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Hinshelwood (Etcher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
Ink
Paper
Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
2012.0013.146
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Wilford P. Cole
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Object Number
2012.0013.146
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
(The Haunted Man./ "As he leaned his arm upon the elbow of his chair/ ruminating before the fire, it leaned upon the chairback,/ close above him with its appalling copy of his face/ looking where his face looked, and bearing the expression,/ his face bore.")
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Hinshelwood (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: R. Hinshelwood fc.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: F.O.C. Darley fecit.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
Literary scene
Book illustration
Charles Dickens
Materials
Ink
Paper
Paper (wove)
Techniques
Engraved
Steel Engraved
Chine collé
Dimensions (inches)
15.1 (H) x 11.8 (W) x 3.9 (Image H) x 3.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
38.3 (H) x 29.9 (W) x 10 (Image H) x 8.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 8.5 in. (21.6 cm). Plate W: 6.2 in. (15.8 cm).
Publisher Summary
Sheldon and Company
Place of Publication
New York, New York, United States, North America
Publisher Name
Sheldon and Company
Edition State
Proof
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.