He Bids Me Dry the Last...

1846

Edward Webb

Artist, British, 1805 - 1854

Art Union of London

Publisher

Thomas Campbell

Author, Scottish, 1777 - 1884

George Elgar Hicks

Artist After, British, 1824 - 1914

Edward Webb, after George Elgar Hicks

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.48 × 30.64 cm (8 1/16 × 12 1/16 in.)
    plate: 25.72 × 35.72 cm (10 1/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.89 × 42.39 cm (11 3/8 × 16 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3584

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: 13.; at bottom in plate: G.E. Hicks delt. / E. Webb, sc. / He bids me dry the last ___ the first ___ / The only tears that ever burst / From Outalissi's soul. / Art-Union of London, 1846.

Markings

stamped upper right verso in blue ink: Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington. D.C. Jun 12 1882

Wikidata ID

Q77012846

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