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Print

c.1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of 83 assorted etchings, aquatints and dry-points, mounted in an album


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Etching, aquatint or dry-point, bound in album
Brief description
One of 83 prints (etchings, aquatints and dry-points) showing landscapes, seascapes and views of buildings in the USA and France, mounted in a volume bound in grey linen boards. Also mounted in the volume are proofs (two) of works by the artist's son, Clifford Silsby.
Physical description
One of 83 assorted etchings, aquatints and dry-points, mounted in an album
Dimensions
  • Height: 16in
  • Width: 13.25in
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Wilson Silsby' or 'W.S.' (Each signed in pencil)
  • (Some inscribed with notes. Each with a type-written title affixed to the page facing. )
Credit line
Given by Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor
Production
Many of these prints were executed by the artist on zinc, aluminium, scrap-metal and iron in accordance with the principles expressed by him in his book Etching methods and materials: a new and simplified technique, published by Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1943, a copy of which was given by Mr. and Mrs. Taylor with these impressions to the Department of Prints and Drawings. Some of the impressions are proofs taken from sketch plates executed by the artist as preliminaries to his final work.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.564-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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