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Item 95: Etching titled, “The Kiss,” by Ferdinand Schmutzer , ca. late 19th-early 20th century

 Item — Box: 21, Folder: 95

Dates

  • Created: ca. late 19th-early 20th century

Creator

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Type of Material:

Etching

Measurements:

8 ⅝ in. x 11 ½ in.

Title:

The Kiss

Description:

A lithograph of a couple kissing near a tree. This print was created by Ferdinand Schmutzer. Ferdinand Schmutzer was an Austrian artist and engraver born on May 21, 1870. His works are exhibited in many places around the world including the National Museum of Western Art, the Freud Museum in London, and many more. He died on October 26, 1928.

The dates for the manuscript have been ascertained by a comparison with a similar manuscript found on the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum’s web page.

Transcription:

In Pencil: F. Schmutzer

Repository Details

Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository

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