Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
Portrait of a Philosopher, headpiece illustration
Medium: ink on illustration board
Date: 1910
Dimensions:
support: 12 x 16 1/8 in. (31 x 41.5 cm); image 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (17 x 27 cm)
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Charles Scribner's Sons Art Reference Department Records, 1839-1962
Accession number: SUPP2000.1986
Research Number: NCW: 1986
InscribedAt base of foreground tree: N. C. W. (double underline) / --10 ; on reverse: Wyeth, N. C. / Heading / The Portrait of a Philosopher (all underlined) / Dorothy Canfield / April 1911 - p. 447 / 27857 / 15-- / (?)ns
ProvenanceCharles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, 1972), p. 275
Curatorial RemarksReference: Charlres Scribner's Sons Art Reference Department, Box 6 Folder 5
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital scan from tear sheet, Brandywine River Museum Library
Photo Credit:Brandywine River Museum staff, 8/2005