The Song of the Sower

1871
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Song of the Sower
  • Author: William Cullen Bryant (American, 1794–1878)
  • Illustrator: Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)
  • Illustrator: Harry Fenn (American (born England), Surrey 1845–1911 Montclair, New Jersey)
  • Illustrator: William John Hennessy (Irish, Thomastown, Kilkenny 1839–1917 Rudgwick, Sussex)
  • Publisher: D. Appleton & Co. (New York, NY)
  • Published in: New York
  • Date: 1871
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 9 1/16 x 6 7/8 in. (23 x 17.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr., 1932
  • Object Number: 32.127
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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