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Celebrating American art and artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Hooker, Spenser, Lord Bacon, Ben Johnson

Thomas Abiel Prior

Associated Names

Thomas Abiel Prior

Artist, British, 1809 - 1886

The image features four male figures illustrated from the shoulders up, arranged in two tiers. The figures are labeled "HOOKER," "SPENSER," "LORD BACON," and "BEN JONSON." Each figure is depicted with distinct facial hair, hairstyles, and clothing styles. The background is textured gray with a banner displaying the names above the figures. In the foreground, there is an open book on a decorative stand.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 22.9 × 15 cm (9 × 5 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1950.14.160

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius

Wikidata ID

Q65084195

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