ENGAGED FOR MONEY.

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

ENGAGED FOR MONEY.

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.169

Description

Wood engraving of man and woman seated in grass on riverbank; male figure sits reading papers; female figure rests against tree with book in one hand; hats and folded parasol in grass; boats in river; mountains in distance; at bottom center printed, "ENGAGED FOR MONEY.--DRAWN BY W. L. SHEPPARD.--[SEE POEM ON PAGE 791.]"; at top left printed, "OCTOBER 12, 1872"; at top center printed, "HARPER'S WEEKLY."; at top right printed,"797"; text on front and on verso; additional image on page: "THE LATE REV. PETER CARTWRIGHT, D.D."; at top right penciled, "15-".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

W. L. Sheppard

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Oct 12, 1872

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15-15/16 in

Width

11-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 15/16 x 11 5/16 in. (40.5 x 28.7 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Horizontal crease through center of paper; multiple creases along left edge where page was attached to others; paper is yellowed; 5 tears along bottom edge; tear at center of right edge; tear/fold at bottom of right edge; diagonal crease at bottom left corner; light brown stains at top center of image.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

Note Type

Department

Note

Library