Cain
Cain

Currently not on view

Cain,

1987

Peter Howson, British, born 1958
2006-259

Information

Title
Cain
Dates

1987

Maker
Peter Howson
Medium
Hard-ground etching on Arches off-white wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 32.3 x 24.6 cm. (12 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.) sheet: 56.3 x 38.2 cm. (22 3/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James Kraft, Class of 1957
Object Number
2006-259
Place Made

Europe, England

Signatures
Inscription
Numbered, titled, signed, and dated in graphite below plate, from left to right: 21//30 / ‘CAIN’ / Howson ‘87
Culture
British, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink, wove paper
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), men, portraits, busts

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