Portrait of Lawrence Alma-Tadema
date: label: Date made
content: 1883
name: label: graphic artist
content: Rajon, Paul-Adolphe
label: publisher
content: Knoedler & Co.
label: publisher
content: British and Foreign Artists' Association
notes: label: Description
content: Paul Rajon etched the portrait of Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) during one of his annual six-month visits to England. Rajon first visited England in 1873 to execute a commission. He etched some original portraits, but most of his prints reproduced paintings by contemporary artists and old masters for publications. Alma-Tadema, a Dutch-born painter of neoclassical pictures, enjoyed a considerable success on the Continent and decided to move to London where his work was enthusiastically appreciated from the 1860s to 1890s. This print was intended not only for the European market but also for the United States, and it carries a U.S. copyright line. Rajon etched Alma-Tadema’s paintings as well as his portrait.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Portraits
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Ferris Collection
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content: Communications
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: GA.14592
label: catalog number
content: 14592
label: accession number
content: 94830
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Etching
label: Object Name
content: print
label: Object Type
content: Etching
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: image: 22.8 cm x 22.5 cm; 9 in x 8 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: plate: 41 cm x 29.9 cm; 16 1/8 in x 11 3/4 in
label: Measurements
content: sheet: 48.1 cm x 34.7 cm; 18 15/16 in x 13 11/16 in