"A Glimpse in New Hampshire" by James D. Smillie, Amer. (1833-1909) Photogravure 9-7/8 x 23-7/8

9-7/8 x 23-7/8

She was Professor Emeritus at R

As a commissioned commercial illustration

Ernest Roth had studied etching at the National Academy under James Smillie and was already an accomplished artist

Oil and ink

"A Glimpse in New Hampshire" by James D. Smillie, Amer. (1833-1909) Photogravure 9-7/8 x 23-7/8Etching, ca. 1860 80, etched by James D. Smillie after the oil by Asher B. Durand, ed. unknown, published in" The Ladies Register", image 4 7 8 x 6 3 4, signed in pencil by both James Smillie and by Asher B. Durand, on a smooth white chine colle laid on what seems to be a recycled cream wove backing sheet. Although the Durand signature does not read as well as Smillie's in these digital photos, it is crisp and clearly legible, though likely written