The Fore Chains

1922

George Canning Wales

Artist, American, 1868 - 1940

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 24.9 × 17.6 cm (9 13/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.9 × 24.3 cm (12 3/16 × 9 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.3127

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"G.C.W. 1922" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "THE FORE CHAINS" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "George C. Wales" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

[script "Y"]

Wikidata ID

Q64956867

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