Artist
William Harring(American, active 1860s–1894)American, active 1860s–1894
Artistafter
Eastman Johnson(American, 1824–1906)American, 1824–1906
Publisher
Louis Prang(American, born Prussian Silesia, 1824–1909)American, born Prussian Silesia, 1824–1909
Retailer
Buckingham & Ketchum's Music Rooms and Art Gallery(Utica, New York)Utica, New York
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Boyhood of Lincoln—An evening in the log hut
Date1868
Published inBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Retailed inUtica, New York, United States
MediumChromolithograph on paper on board
DimensionsImage: 21 × 16 7/8 in. (53.3 × 42.9 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 17 5/16 in. (54.1 × 44 cm)
Frame: 26 1/4 × 22 in. (66.7 × 55.9 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 17 5/16 in. (54.1 × 44 cm)
Frame: 26 1/4 × 22 in. (66.7 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Robert H. Allen, John Butler, M. Robert Dussler, Harry Gee, D. Cal McNair, R. Cary McNair, Wm. P. O'Connell, Scott Schwinger, and Joe Sutton, in honor of Robert C. McNair and the Houston Texans at "One Great Night in November, 2009"
Object numberB.2010.2
Non exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[The Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia]; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and inscribed in printed ink, in image, bottom left corner: E. Johnson 1868
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in image, bottom center: CHROMOLITH & PUBLISHED BY L. PRANG & Co.
Recto: Signed and inscribed in printed ink, in image, bottom right corner: W. Harring Ch.
Verso: Inscribed in pencil, top center: 120/ 9/1080 / 1870 LB
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, in image, bottom center: CHROMOLITH & PUBLISHED BY L. PRANG & Co.
Recto: Signed and inscribed in printed ink, in image, bottom right corner: W. Harring Ch.
Verso: Inscribed in pencil, top center: 120/ 9/1080 / 1870 LB
Verso: Label in printed ink, center: FROM / BUCKINGHAM & KETCHUM’S / MUSIC ROOMS / AND / Free Art Gallery / A LARGE COLLECTION OF / Oil Paintings, American & Foreign Chromos, Engravings, & c. / Always on Exhibit and for Sale. / Picture Frames on hand and made (indecipherable) ler, either in Black Walnut / or G (indecipherable) / 169 GENESEE STREET, UTICA, N.Y.
Verso: Retailer’s Stamp in ink, center: BUCKINGHAM & KETCHUM, / MUSIC ROOOMS & ART GALLERY / MANUFACTURERS OF / LOOKING GLASSES, WINDOW CORNICES, / AND PICTURE FRAMES, / No. 169 GENESEE STREET, / UTICA, N.Y.
Verso: Label in printed ink, lower left corner: “PRANG’S / American Chromos. / The Boyhood of Lincoln. / (An Evening in the Log Hut.) / AFTER EASTMAN JOHNSON. / The Original Painting in possession of the Publishers. / Chromo-Lithographed and Published by / L. PRANG & CO. / Washington Street, Boston Highlands. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868 by L. PRANG & CO. in the Clerk’s / Office of the District Court of the District of Mass.
Verso: Label in printed ink, lower right corner: A LIST OF / Prang’s American Chromos, / DEC. 1, 1868. / … (see file for label of photo)
Verso: Retailer’s Stamp in ink, center: BUCKINGHAM & KETCHUM, / MUSIC ROOOMS & ART GALLERY / MANUFACTURERS OF / LOOKING GLASSES, WINDOW CORNICES, / AND PICTURE FRAMES, / No. 169 GENESEE STREET, / UTICA, N.Y.
Verso: Label in printed ink, lower left corner: “PRANG’S / American Chromos. / The Boyhood of Lincoln. / (An Evening in the Log Hut.) / AFTER EASTMAN JOHNSON. / The Original Painting in possession of the Publishers. / Chromo-Lithographed and Published by / L. PRANG & CO. / Washington Street, Boston Highlands. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868 by L. PRANG & CO. in the Clerk’s / Office of the District Court of the District of Mass.
Verso: Label in printed ink, lower right corner: A LIST OF / Prang’s American Chromos, / DEC. 1, 1868. / … (see file for label of photo)
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