"The Tow" by Henry Farrer, Amer., (1843-1903) Engraving

"The Tow" by Henry Farrer, Amer., (1843-1903) EngravingEtching, 1886, Ed. unknown, 6 x 8 3 8, signed and dated copyright 1886 in the plate, with trimmed but sufficient margins, a small spot in the sky near center, an adjacent subtle curved handling crease visible in raking light; substantially toned verso, on cream laid paper, probably Van Gelder Zonen, widely used for various publications including original etchings by American artists of the etching revival. Despite the condition issues, this is a fine

showing ships and coal barges moored dockside with scaffolding and conveyor belts for the transfer of cargo

state with more horizontal lines added along the bottom edge

and was deeply committed to the Silvermine Guild of Artists in the Silvermine area of Norwalk

as they were to his life long friend

9-15/16 x 9-5/16

two soft creases diagonally thru the print

His prints are not very commonly encountered today

27 BC by Augustus and named for his sister

Unusually large for a wood engraving

While he created a number of prints

Roybet's  "potent" image

and also titled in pencil in lower left margin on a stiff cream card stock