Adventures of a Special Artist - Part I: The Landing

Title

Adventures of a Special Artist - Part I: The Landing

Abstract

Interesting self-portrait series; published in Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper 2/17/63, Vol. XIV, p. 332.

Artist

Lovie, Henri

Date

February 17, 1863

Transcription

Recto: "28 Inch snow, everywhere. // Distance heavy timber down to the river Large sycamores hanging over. // "Arrival at Cromwell, Ohio Co. Ky. // The Landing. // 1. // Adventures of a Special Artist."
Verso: no text.

Condition

"dog ears at upper corners, nick on right margin."

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

7.5 x 9.5 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Portrait drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.3403254, -86.7880462

Source

Original drawing location: CW-HL-KY-2/17/63a (Box 5.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4519

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-HL-KY-2/17/63a

Collection

Ships

Citation

Lovie, Henri, “Adventures of a Special Artist - Part I: The Landing,” The Becker Collection, accessed April 20, 2024, https://beckercollection.bc.edu/items/show/2721.