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The Boat Builders

A work made of photogravure, from "sun artists, number 4" (1890).

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  • A work made of photogravure, from "sun artists, number 4" (1890).

Date:

1888, printed July 1890

Artist:

Mr. Lyddell Sawyer
English, born 1856

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Lyddell Sawyer

Title

The Boat Builders

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1888

Medium

Photogravure, from "Sun Artists, Number 4" (1890)

Dimensions

Image: 18.9 × 14.4 cm (7 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.); Paper: 37.9 × 28.2 cm (14 15/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Lucia Woods

Reference Number

1976.174

Extended information about this artwork

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