Metal-cut of Print No. 42 in reduced scale after Drawing No. 42 by Hokusai

Object Details

• Artist

  Charles Gillot (1853-1903)

• Provenance

  To 1902

  Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England, to 1902 [1]

  From 1902 to 1919

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Michael Tomkinson in 1902 [2]

  From 1920

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

  Notes:

  [1] Folder sheet note. Michael Tomkinson gave this object to C.L. Freer in 1902, when Freer purchased a group of related Hokusai drawings (F1907.548-F1907.580). See Voucher, August 1902, Sheet No. 3, among group entitled "Journal," Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Registration List and Appendix VIII to "Inventory," Miscellaneous Section, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. Transferred to Library (according to Curatorial Remark 2, L.O. West, April 12, 1956).

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921) (C.L. Freer source)

  Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

• Origin

  France

• Credit Line

  Gift of Charles Lang Freer

• Type

  Tool and Equipment

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1900s

• Name

  Freer, Charles Lang, Tomkinson, Michael

• Place

  France

• Topic

  Charles Lang Freer collection, Art, European Art, Metal-work

• Culture

  Europeans

• Object Type

  Tools and equipment