Portrait of N. Clifford Ricker, etching by Newton A. Wells, 1917
A profile etching of an older man with thinning, swept-back hair, a full white mustache, and a dark jacket with a high white collar and bow tie. Fine cross-hatched lines model the face and shadowed background against a light paper ground. The inscribed name appears in pencil script below the plate.
- Artist
- Newton A. Wells
- Date
- 1917
- Medium
- etching
- Source
- Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
- Size
- 2185 × 2880 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1917).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum