ARTIST: John Mead
PUBLISHER: Published by Tappan & Bradford, Boston.
MEDIUM: Lithographs,
DATE: c.1851.
EDITION SIZE: Average image size 8 x 6" (20.2 x 15 cm).
DESCRIPTION: The sketches were made by John Noyes Mead of the Class of 1851 at Harvard while an undergraduate. He, died while in his fourth year at the age of 19.. <br> When Mead was told that there was no cure for his disease and that he only a short time to live, he replied: "I have had a good time and good friends, for which I feel thankful. Life thus far has been so pleasant, I would stay longer, but it is all for the best as it is, for the years of responsibility, I may not be equal to or fitted to endure, are so near."
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CONDITION: Generally overall good condition, save for some time toning.
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