Object Details
- original artist
- Knaus, Ludwig
- graphic artist
- Piton, Camille
- Description
- Camille Piton made this etching to illustrate a catalog for an auction of works from the collection of J. C. Runkle, which was held in New York on March 8, 1883. Samuel P. Avery, art dealer and himself a collector, organized the sale and the catalog. The New York Times judged Piton’s effort as “handsomely etched.” Ludwig Knaus (1829–1910), the original artist of First Love Letter, was a German painter of sentimental genre scenes which were very popular in his day. Originally titled in German, his painting was known by its English title because it had been purchased by an American.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
- 1879
- ID Number
- GA.14885
- catalog number
- 14885
- accession number
- 94830
- Object Name
- Object Type
- Etching
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- image: 15.5 cm x 10 cm; 6 1/8 in x 3 15/16 in
- plate: 16.5 cm x 12.5 cm; 6 1/2 in x 4 15/16 in
- sheet: 30 cm x 22.5 cm; 11 13/16 in x 8 7/8 in
- Related Publication
- Wright, David G.. American Reproductive and Replica Etchings
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Family & Social Life
- Ferris Collection
- Communications
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1002413
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9197-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
