"Portrait of Colonel H. C. Weir-Agricola-1890" by J. Alden Weir, Amer., (1852-1919) Mezzotint Orlik was a talented painter

Orlik was a talented painter and prolific print maker who mastered several print media

It was also the site of an important battle led by Garbaldi in the quest for Italian unification

on who's presses the book was produced

There are varied degrees of staining from previous acidic mounts

on cream wove CARLING watermarked paper

"Portrait of Colonel H. C. Weir-Agricola-1890" by J. Alden Weir, Amer., (1852-1919) Mezzotint Orlik was a talented painterPortrait of Colonel H. C. Weir Agricola 1890, Drypoint, 1890, Z. 59, Ed. unknown, 7 15 16 x 5 15 16, signed J. Alden Weir in pencil by the artist, on thin antique buff laid paper, extensive rippling within image from the printing, a small loss to lower left margin corner. A superb early impression printed by the artist, showing clean wiping of the plate and trich velvety drypoint burr in the subject's face and shoulders. A deft and candid portrait