The Three Ages of Man
1892
Artist, American, 1852 - 1931
Printer, American, 19th century

Artwork overview
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Medium
wood engraving in black on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 14.13 × 17.46 cm (5 9/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
sheet: 34.29 × 43.18 cm (13 1/2 × 17 in.) -
Accession
2015.19.1283
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Catalogue Raisonné
Smith 1925, no. 254
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1925
Smith, Ralph Clifton. The Wood Engraved Work of Timothy Cole. Washington, DC: Press of Gibson Brothers, Inc., 1925, p. 51, no. 254.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: Timothy Cole; lower center printed in black ink: This impression, taken by hand on Japan paper, is one of one / hundred and twenty-five copies printed by me from the original / blocks and plates in the year 1891. / Professional Proof-printed / for Wood-engravers.; lower center in graphite by the printer: J. C. Bauer
Markings
stamped lower center in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]
Wikidata ID
Q77013731