The Frog of the Tour Charles VIII, Amboise (Chas VIII: Gargouille, Tour Charles VIII, Amboise)
John Taylor Arms, American, 1887 - 1953
1921
Etching on wove paper
edition of 40; E112; trial proof 2 of 3
Plate: 7 9/16 × 5 11/16 in. (19.2 × 14.5 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 15/16 in. (22.5 × 17.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Norman Williams, in memory of her grandson, Edwin Henry Parkhurst III, Class of 1957
PR.958.113
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in graphite, upper right: 112; inscribed, in graphite, lower left margin: Trial proof #2 / The Frog of the Tour Chas VIII, Amboise - ; reverse, inscribed, in graphite, upper left: 555/12; reverse, inscribed, in graphite, lower left: etching
Provenance
Margaret Bright Williams (1888-1984), Woodstock, Vermont, given to present collection, 1958 [in memory of her grandson, Edwin Henry Parkhurst III (1936-1954), Class of 1957].
Catalogue Raisonne
Fletcher 110; NYPL 112
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