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A Man Reading |  Freer Gallery of Art (1893.84) | |
| Number: | 107 | |
| Date: | 1873/1877 | |
| Medium: | drypoint | |
| Size: | 280 x 190 mm | |
| Signed: | no | |
| Inscribed: | no | |
| Set/Publication: | 'Cancelled Plates', 1879 | |
| No. of States: | 1 | |
| Known impressions: | 18 | |
| Catalogues: | K.137; M.136 | |
| Impressions taken from this plate (18) | ||
KEYWORD
book, man, portrait, reading.
TITLE
Variations in the title are as follows:
'Gentleman Reading' (1909, Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)). 1
'A Man Reading' (1910, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 2
Kennedy's title, 'A Man Reading' is preferable.
'Gentleman Reading' (1909, Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)). 1
'A Man Reading' (1910, Edward Guthrie Kennedy (1849-1932)). 2
Kennedy's title, 'A Man Reading' is preferable.
1: Mansfield 1909 (cat. no. 136).
2: Kennedy 1910 (cat. no. 137).
DESCRIPTION
The head and torso of a man facing right, sitting in an armchair and reading a book. He has long wavy dark hair, and a beard. There is shading in the background.
SITTER
Not identified.