Original engraving by Francis Scott King for The Society of Iconophiles entitled "Alexander Anderson, The First Engraver on Wood".
King (1850-1913) was a noted New York painter, illustrator and engraver.
MEMBERSHIPS: Society of American Wood Engravers (founder)
EXHIBITIONS: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1879; Paris Exposition, 1889 (medal); Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 (medal); Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901 (medal)
COLLECTIONS: National Gallery of Art; Smithsonian American Art Museum; Harvard University Art Museums; Colorado Historical Society
Size of the plate mark is 12 x 8 1/2. Signed in pencil lower right. A detailed, finely rendered work.
Very good condition, ready for matting and framing. Full margins. Not laid down.
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