Compositions in Outline from Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter

1879

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Associated Names
Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Artist, American, 1822 - 1888

Heliotype Printing Co.

Printer

Houghton, Osgood & Company

Publisher

The image depicts a book cover design with the title "Compositions in Outline from Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter" by F.O.C. Darley. The text is elaborate and decorative, with ornate floral and vine motifs adorning the letters, particularly in "Scarlet Letter." The design conveys elegance and careful craftsmanship. At the bottom, there is text indicating the publisher's information as "BOSTON HOUGHTON, OSGOOD & COMPANY The Riverside Press, Cambridge."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    volume with twelve heliotypes

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43.18 × 55.88 cm (17 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.1530.1-12

Associated Artworks

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The Market Place

Heliotype Printing Co., Houghton, Osgood & Company

1879

The Interview

Heliotype Printing Co., Houghton, Osgood & Company

1879

Pearl

Heliotype Printing Co., Houghton, Osgood & Company

1879

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1879

  • Darley, Felix Octavius Carr. Compositions in Outline from Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. Boston, MA: Houghton, Osgood & Company; Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1879.

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