Artist: Attributed (according to collector's label) to Thomas Moran (1837 – 1926), an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York.
Engraver: Francis H. Schell (1834–1909) was an American artist, illustrator, and lithographer, active in Philadelphia and New York.
Title: Chasm. Illustration for the poem 'Thanatopsis' by William Cullen Bryant.
Inscription under the image: "To him who in the love of Nature holds / Communion with her visible forms, she speaks / A various language".
Dimensions: 7 7/8" x 5".
Publisher: D.L. Sullivan.
Edition: Otis Henry Tiffany (editor). Gems for the Fireside. Kansas City, MO.
Date: 1881.
Materials and Techniques: wood engraving on wove paper.
Mat and Frame: Matted. The mat is worn.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: between pp. 214-215.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XIX C.