Reverse of a framed canvas showing wooden stretcher bars, dark lining fabric, chalk numbers and hanging hardware.

Back of a framed painting with stencil marks and wooden stretcher bars

The image shows the reverse of a framed canvas, with a dark textile lining stretched over a wooden frame of crossbars. Chalk and ink markings, including the numbers 1738 and the letters DK, are written on the canvas, and paper labels are attached at the corners. The frame edges and mounting hardware are visible around the edges.

Artist: Holden, Albert William, 1848-1932.
Date: [1900?]
Medium: Oil paintings Paintings
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 3440 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1910.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

museum object wooden frame verso back of painting stretcher bars