This and 281 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. 1.

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Ephemera, Great Northern Sphinx, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XXXVII, No. 1881, January 7, 1893, p. 9)

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney and published by Harper & Bros.. It is dated January 7, 1893 and we acquired it in 1938. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Great Northern Sphinx, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XXXVII, No. 1881, January 7, 1893, p. 9); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); Published by Harper & Bros.; Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); USA; 30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-119

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