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The Man in the Chair Sprang Out of it with a Shrill Cry of Horror ("Harper's Weekly," Vol. XIX, p. 5)

After Sydney Prior Hall British
Publisher Harper & Brothers American
Author Related author Wilkie Collins British
January 2, 1875
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Man in the Chair Sprang Out of it with a Shrill Cry of Horror ("Harper's Weekly," Vol. XIX, p. 5)
  • Artist: After Sydney Prior Hall (British, Newmarket, Suffolk 1842–1922 London)
  • Publisher: Harper & Brothers (American, New York)
  • Author: Related author Wilkie Collins (British, London 1824–1889 London)
  • Date: January 2, 1875
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 6 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (17.4 × 22.5 cm)
    Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 5/16 in. (41 × 28.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Periodicals
  • Credit Line: Gift of Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.369.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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