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Joseph Nash Wood Engraving "Jacob Wainwright and the Body of Dr. Livingstone"
Item Details
A wood engraving titled Jacob Wainwright and the Body of Dr. Livingstone by British artist Joseph Nash (1808-1878). This piece depicts Jacob Wainwright, a servant of explorer and missionary David Livingstone, as he is accompanying the body of Dr. Livingstone back to England after his death in Africa. In this piece, based off of a photograph, Jacob sits on a crate on the deck of the ship and leans against Livingstone’s coffin. It is initialed in plate to the lower left and presented in a white mat and unframed.
Condition
- accretion to mat; discoloration to surface of print; tape to the verso.
Dimensions
18.0" W x 14.0" H x 0.25" D
- measures the mat; visible image measures: 12.0" W x 9.25" H.
Item #
18DET001-067
