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The image shows a man's face and upper torso. He is facing forward with a direct gaze. The man has deep-set eyes, a defined nose, and a distinctive mustache. His hair is dark, wavy, and extends outward on both sides. He is wearing a dark garment with a light-colored cravat around his neck. The background has a textured effect with horizontal lines, and the name "A EDGAR POE" is inscribed at the bottom. In the bottom right corner, there are initials "FV."
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The image shows a man's face and upper torso. He is facing forward with a direct gaze. The man has deep-set eyes, a defined nose, and a distinctive mustache. His hair is dark, wavy, and extends outward on both sides. He is wearing a dark garment with a light-colored cravat around his neck. The background has a textured effect with horizontal lines, and the name "A EDGAR POE" is inscribed at the bottom. In the bottom right corner, there are initials "FV."

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Edgar Poe

Félix Vallotton

Date
1894
Medium
woodcut on brown wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.9 x 12.2 cm (6 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.) sheet: 32.5 x 14.5 cm (12 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2003.118.28
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • woodcut
  • Swiss
  • Costume
  • Portrait
  • Man
  • Writing
Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2003.

Inscription

lower center of block: A EDGAR POE; lower right of block: EV

NGA object ID 111283. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.