J. M. Carlisle
Medium
engraving in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 9.21 × 7.62 cm (3 5/8 × 3 in.) plate: 25.4 × 17.62 cm (10 × 6 15/16 in.) sheet: 46.67 × 34.13 cm (18 3/8 × 13 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection
Accession Number
2015.19.3568
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
**J. M. Carlisle** *E. G. Williams & Bros., 1870s* Engraving in black on wove paper National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection This intimate engraving, titled *J. M. Carlisle*, captures a portrait from the 1870s, produced by the esteemed American firm E. G. Williams & Bros. Known for their precise reproductive prints, the firm specialized in detailed likenesses of prominent figures, often for newspapers, books, and collectible cartes-de-visite. The modest image size— just 9.21 × 7.62 cm—suggests it was designed for widespread dissemination, nestled within a larger plate (25.4 × 17.6...