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, A Fairy Tale ("A Child Shall Lead Them"), Illustration for Harper's New Monthly Magazine (LXXV, No. CCCCL, November 1887, frontispiece)

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney and print maker: Francis Scott King and published by Charles Scribner's Sons and Harper & Bros.. It is dated November 1887 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is etching on paper. 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.)

It is signed

Signed in print, lower left: F. S. Church N.Y. Jan '86; lower right: F. S. King Sc. 1887

It is inscribed

Inscribed in print, lower left margin: From the painting by F. S. Church; lower right margin: Engraved by F. S. King

Cite this object as

Ephemera, A Fairy Tale ("A Child Shall Lead Them"), Illustration for Harper's New Monthly Magazine (LXXV, No. CCCCL, November 1887, frontispiece); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, Harper & Bros.; Print Maker: Francis Scott King (American, 1850–1913); USA; etching on paper; 30.2 × 23.5 cm (11 7/8 × 9 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-65

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