🖼️ Beautiful vintage "Hon. Mrs. Graham" mezzogravure after the famous portrait by Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788).
✍️ This example appears to feature pencil signatures in the lower margins, adding to its appeal for collectors. The reverse retains the original Borin-Vivitone Corporation, Chicago identification label identifying the work as a mezzogravure after Gainsborough.
Features:
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✍️ Pencil-signed in the lower margins
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🎨 Mezzogravure after Thomas Gainsborough's Hon. Mrs. Graham
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🏛️ Published by Borin-Vivitone Corporation, Chicago
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📜 Original descriptive label on reverse
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🖼️ Unframed with presentation mat
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📏 Approximately 21" x 19"
Condition:
Shows age-related toning, foxing, edge wear, and wear to the mat. Reverse label is partially torn and secured with tape. Please review all photos carefully for condition.
Please Note:
📸 Photos are part of the description.
🔨 Items are sold as-is, where-is, with no warranties or guarantees expressed or implied.
One question before I would call it "pencil signed" in the title: Do the signatures look like actual graphite pencil (silvery gray) or are they brown/sepia ink? If you can confirm they're definitely graphite, I'd be comfortable advertising it as pencil signed. If so, this piece may be worth researching further because some Borin-Vivitone mezzogravures were issued in limited, artist-signed editions.
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