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⊠48.0 Prints by Johnson
Johnson’s early art training included working in a Boston lithography shop, and hence he knew how to draw on the stone before paper was laid over it and printed. In The Hague, where numerous lithography shops were at his disposal, several of his portraits were executed as lithographs. —PH
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Hills no. 48.0.1
George Folsom
c.1851–53
Lithograph with tintstone, black ink on wove paper
Image: 14 9/16 x 12 7/8 in. (37 x 32.7 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/8 x 17 11/16 in. (54.9 x 44.9 cm) (oval)
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References
Kaskell, Joan Macy. "Eastman Johnson, Lithographer." Imprint (Spring 1997), pp. 11–15, illus., as
George Folsom.
Hills Examination / Opinion
Examination date(s): November 3, 2016
Examination notes: Beautiful lithograph – delicate shadow on George Folsom’s face from the glasses; crosshatching in shadowed area; stump used to highlight the nose, whites of eyes, highlight on pupil. Nothing on verso. Poor condition.
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Folsom, George
Biography: George Folsom (1802–1869). Lawyer and diplomat; Chargé d’Affaires to the Netherlands, 1850–1853, when Johnson lived in The Hague, the Netherlands. Husband of Margaret Cornelia Winthrop Folsom; father of Margaret Winthrop, Helen Stuyvesant, and George Winthrop (all portrayed by Johnson).
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Record last updated April 1, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "George Folsom, c.1851–53 (Hills no. 48.0.1)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1456 (accessed on April 19, 2024).
