A Song of Parting to the Boy He Sung
1846
Artist, British, 1812 - 1892
Publisher
Author, Scottish, 1777 - 1884

Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving in black on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 20.32 × 30.48 cm (8 × 12 in.)
plate: 26.35 × 36.67 cm (10 3/8 × 14 7/16 in.)
sheet: 28.42 × 42.39 cm (11 3/16 × 16 11/16 in.) -
Accession
2015.19.3577
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1882; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Inscriptions
upper right in plate: 6.; at bottom in plate: G.E. Hicks delt. / L. Stocks, sc. / A song of parting to the boy he sung, / Who slept on Albert's couch, nor heard his friendly tongue. / Art-Union of London, 1846.
Markings
stamped upper left verso in blue ink: Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington. D.C. Jun 12 1882
Wikidata ID
Q77012676