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"The Patriarch," Illustration to "Book of Job"

(English, 1817–1897)
(English, 1840–1911)
1857
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving; India proof
DimensionsBlock: 11.2 x 8.9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.); Sheet: 15.2 x 14.4 cm (6 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number55.2135
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsWHYMPER Sc lower rt.; In margin: Title and author's name written in pencil by the engraver.
ProvenanceHarold Hartley, England (1851-1943): to Sir Harold Hartley, London, England (1878-1972); from whom purchased by MFA April 14,1955.