Description: Hand-colored wood cut engraving from Harper's Weekly 1874 April 4th issue featuring Paul Frenzeny and Jules Tavernier's Sketches from the Far West. This is titled Making Sugar in Texas, and is hard to find. This pair of French-born artists were hired by Harper's Weekly to travel across the US from Coast to Coast to illustrate scenes showing life across the country--by the time they got to San Francisco the pair was famous. Jules would sketch scenes in watercolors and Paul would transcribe these paintings onto woodcuts. The Old Print Shop, when it was run by Harry Newman, recognized the value of 18th and 19th century Americana, and they specialized in framing old engravings. Harry died in 1966, but the Old Print Shop continues to be a leading source of old American prints. This print may have been framed in the 1960s.
Price: 120 USD
Location: Woodbury, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-09T03:09:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Artist: Paul Frenzeny and Jules Tavernier
Signed: Yes
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: Texas, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Sugar Industry, Texas
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1874
Item Height: 12 in
Theme: Americana
Style: Realism
Features: Hand Tinted
Production Technique: Woodcut Printing
Culture: Texas
Item Width: 14 in
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
