Harnett, William. THE OLD VIOLIN. Chromolithograph printed by F. Tuchfarber and Company, Cincinnati, 1887 34 9/16 x 22 15/16. With the Tuchfarber signature stamp at bottom. In very good condition. Original period frame, with glass added. One of the icons of fine American chromolithography. References: Marzio, The Democratic Art, pp. 147-8, 218, 325; Frankenstein, After the Hunt, p. 73ff. For purposes of conservation the print, which is mounted on canvas, as issued, has been removed from the original stretchers and hinged to an archival board.
