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Identification and Creation

Object Number
992.1934
People
Engraved by Francis Holl, British (London, England 1815 - 1884 Milford, England)
After George Richmond, British (London 1809 - 1896 London)
William Hickling Prescott (1796 - 1859)
Title
William Hickling Prescott (1796–1859)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305321

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: beneath picture on the right, ink, script: Francis Hull
  • inscription: beneath picture on the left, ink, script: George Richmond
  • inscription: beneath pictures, ink, script: W.H. Prescott
  • label: back of picture, ink, script: Presented to Harvard Universtiy by/Laura M. Buchanan/Wife of the Gen (?) J.B. Buchanan/Archdeacon of. . ./And daughter of the artist/The late George Richmond. . ./see no. 880, Prior/. . .correspondence/1893-1903
  • label: back of picture, embossed: POULSHOT RECTORY/ DEVIZES

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gift of Laura M. Buchanan to Harvard University, 1902

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift of Laura M. Buchanan to Harvard University, 1902
Object Number
992.1934
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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