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1914

  • Work on this object began.

1953

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Print, Ghost of Old Printing Shop of Queenston

This is a Print. It was created by F. N. Jopling. It is dated 1914 and we acquired it in 1953. Its medium is aquatint in blue ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by William J. Donald. It is credited Gift of William J. Donald.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 17.3 × 23.7 cm (6 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.) Sheet: 24.4 × 32 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in print, lower left: Jopling; signed pen and black ink, lower right: F W Jopling

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: Ghost of old Printing Shop of / Queenston; lower right: Ruin of old W L Mackenzie / Printing shop of / Queenston / sketch 1914; upper left: 35

Cite this object as

Print, Ghost of Old Printing Shop of Queenston; F. N. Jopling; USA; aquatint in blue ink on paper; Platemark: 17.3 × 23.7 cm (6 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.) Sheet: 24.4 × 32 cm (9 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.); Gift of William J. Donald; 1953-102-118

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