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Cole, T : Original Wood Engraving- "The Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits. Oliver Wendell Holmes: Plate LXXXIII."

Scribner and Company, New York?, 1879

Original black and white wood engraved print. Illustrated portrait of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. who is shown wearing a suit facing forward with a slight turn to the left. The printed portrait area measures 4 1/4" x 6." The entire print measures 9 3/4" x 13 3/4." Print is pristine and intact. This plate was from a collection of 100 and is disbound. A Fine copy. The title and copyright information are printed in the lower-left corner of the print. In the lower-left corner below the portrait is printed text that reads, "Engraved by T. Cole." In the lower-right corner below the portrait is printed text that reads, "Drawn by Wyatt Eaton." A facsimile of an inscription by Parkman and his signature are printed directly beneath the portrait. The inscription is dated March 27, 1879 in Boston and reads, "... And if I should live to be / The last leaf upon the tree / In the spring, / Let them smile, as I do now, / At the old forsaken bough / Where I cling." This is Plate 83 of 100 from the Century Gallery of One Hundred Portraits. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) was an American author and a member of the Fireside Poets. The Fireside Poets were a group of New England poets whose work achieved popularity in the United States and abroad. Holmes was well-respected in his time and was friends with other literary greats including Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. His son, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., became an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Wood engraving is a type of woodcut that is known for its fine detail. The name is a bit of a misnomer because it is not an engraving but a type of relief printing. One of the differences between wood engravings and woodcuts is that wood engravings are carved out of end-grain wood as opposed to long-grain. While still an efficient material in its own right, long-grain wood is sometimes prone to splintering during the carving process. End-grain wood acts as a remedy to this in that it is more resistant to splintering. Information about wood engraving and woodcuts cited from site[dot]fas[dot]harvard[dot]edu.. Print. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

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