About the Artwork
The Farmer's Boy
19th century
Thomas Barker (Artist) English, 1769-1847 William Giller (Artist) English, 1805-1858
Mezzotint printed in black on laid ? paper
plate: 10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in. 27.5 x 21.8 cm sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. 28.7 x 22.2 cm
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Founders Society Purchase, Miscellaneous Gifts Fund
F72.283.138
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
In plate, lower center: Engraved by Wm. Giller from a sketch by T. Barker.; center bottom margin: THE FARMER'S BOY.
Provenance
Kennedy Gallery and Edith Cole Silberstein
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William Giller; after Thomas Barker, The Farmer's Boy, 19th century, Mezzotint printed in black on laid ? paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Miscellaneous Gifts Fund, F72.283.138.
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