Robert C. Sands
Medium
engraving in black on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 11.11 × 9.84 cm (4 3/8 × 3 7/8 in.) sheet: 22.86 × 13.97 cm (9 × 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection
Accession Number
2015.19.3618
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the National Gallery of Art, we spotlight *Robert C. Sands*, finely executed engraving from around 1829. Created by Asher B. Durand an original portrait by Robert Walter Weir, this intimate black-ink print on wove paper captures the of Robert C. Sands, a prominent York poet, playwright, editor known for his contributions to early American literature. Sands (1799–1832) was a key figure in the city's intellectual circles, editing periodicals like *The Talisman* alongside Washington Irving, making this portrait a window into the cultural vibrancy of antebellum America. Engraving, Dura...