Winslow Homer
Boston Street Characters

Boston Street Characters

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
Publisher
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Boston Street Characters
Date1859
PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 13 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (34.2 × 24.1 cm)
 Sheet: 15 1/16 × 10 3/4 in. (38.3 × 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.648
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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed on the plate bottom of center oval: W HOMER del

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