Illustration for Dickens' Hard Times
Illustration for Dickens' Hard Times

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Illustration for Dickens' Hard Times,

1875

George E. Perine, American, 1837–1885
x1944-76 d

Information

Title
Illustration for Dickens' Hard Times
Dates

1875

Maker
George E. Perine
Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 25.5 x 17.7 cm. (10 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
sheet: 34 x 26.5 cm. (13 3/8 x 10 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mather Collection

Object Number
x1944-76 d
Place Made

North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston

Inscription

Printed below plate, center: Eng[rave]d by Geo. E. Ferine N. York / Hard Times / “She shuddered to approach the pit, but she crept towards / it on her hands and knees and called to him as loud / as she could call. She listened, but no sound replied.” / Book 3[r]d Chap. 6.

Culture
American
Type
prints, engravings
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), landscapes (representations), illustrations, women, pits (earthworks)

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