Object number1916.1.15
Mona Lisa
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Old Italian Masters
Date1891
Artist
Timothy Cole
(American, 1852-1931)
after
Leonardo da Vinci
(Italian, 1452-1519)
CultureAmerican
MediumWood engraving on tissue, printed 1914
DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (23.5 x 16.2 cm)
Sight (Sight size of sheet): 10 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (26.4 x 18.7 cm)
Overall: 17 x 13 in. (43.2 x 33 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Sight (Sight size of sheet): 10 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (26.4 x 18.7 cm)
Overall: 17 x 13 in. (43.2 x 33 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Frederick Thompson and Mrs. Charles M. Pratt
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
SignedWithin plate, signed lower right: Timothy Cole Sc.; in margin, signed lower right in pencil: Timothy Cole
InscribedWithin plate, lower right: 1914; in margin, by artist, lower left in pencil: L. da Vinci; on backing support on verso, possibly by artist, center in pencil: Mona Lisa; on printed sticker, center: EDWARD L. BAKER / ART EXPERT / ARTISTIC PHOTO FRAMING / 329 MAIN ST., UPSTAIRS / POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.; on overmat, by unidentified hand, lower center: VCAG 16.1.15; on
BibliographySmith, Ralph Clifton. The Wood Engraved Work of Timothy Cole. Washington, D.C: Priv. Print. [Press of Gibson Brothers, Inc.], 1925, pl. 231 Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryIn Translation: Prints Across Media, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, May 28 - September 18, 2022DescriptionImage of the Mona Lisa, a woman viewed from the waist up with her right hand clasping her left wrist, composed thin black line work
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