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Plate, The Portrait

This is a plate. It was created by Will H. Low and engraved by Henry Wolf. It is dated 1890 and we acquired it in 1955. Its medium is wood block. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts. It is credited Gift of Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.

Its dimensions are

20.1 × 12.2 cm (7 15/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated on block, lower right [reverse]: H. WOLF / 1890; copyright inscription on block, lower left [reverse]: Will H. Low

Cite this object as

Plate, The Portrait; Will Hicox Low (1853 – 1932); Engraved by Henry Wolf (1852–1916); wood block; 20.1 × 12.2 cm (7 15/16 × 4 13/16 in.); Gift of Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts; 1955-17-10

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