Description: STEEL ETCHING BY THOMAS WATERMAN WOOD, PAINTER & ETCHER. BORN NOV. 12, 1823, IN MONTIPELIER, VT. STUDIED PORTRAIT PAINTING UNDER CHESTER HARDING IN BOSTON; IN SUDDELDORF, WITH HANS GUDE, 1858-60; & IN LONDON. ESTABLISHED HIS STUDIO IN NY. WOOD DEPICTED BLACK AMERICANS AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR. 1869, AND AN ACADEMICIAN WATER COLOR SOCIETY; NATIONAL ARTS CLUB;ARTISTS' AID SOCIETY. PAINTED A NUMBER OF PORTRAITS OF PROMINENT MEN IN NEW YORK CITY. REPRESENTED BY OVER 200 PAINTINGS IN THE WOOD ART GALLERY, MONTPELIER, VT. HE DIED IN 1903 IN NYC.PIC. 14" X 18" FRAME SIZE 21" X 26 1/2" Reference #: 00-9-P Size: Height: 18.00" Width: 14.00" Year/era: 1887 Origin: American By THOMAS WATERMAN WOOD Condition: Great