Monthly Archives: February 2011

All in the Family – The Artist

As noted in the previous entry, it is always exciting to receive a work of art that is signed and dated.  Both of the drawings are signed F.S. Mac, and dated June 1892.  F.S. Mac turned out to be Frank … Continue reading

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Seashells by the seashore?

This print of a coastal scene, entitled At Freshwater by Samuel Prout (17 September 1783-10 February 1852), was published by Rudolph Ackermann (20 April 1764-30 March 1834), a German inventor and publisher, 1 February 1816. Samuel Prout is known as … Continue reading

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