# The Old Violin

**William Michael Harnett** (after William M. Harnett (American, 1848–1892))  
1887  
Color lithograph on paper  
88 × 58.5 cm (34 11/16 × 23 1/16 in.)

Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1994.724. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/135454).

## About this work

William Michael Harnett made this in 1887, aged 39. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

### What you’re looking at

A work made of color lithograph on paper.

_Description from the Art Institute of Chicago._

### How it was made

- **Lithograph.** Drawn on limestone with a greasy crayon or ink. The stone is kept damp, and the oily printing ink clings only to the drawing. Invented in the 1790s, it let artists print exactly as they drew.

### [William Michael Harnett](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/william-michael-harnett)

after William M. Harnett (American, 1848–1892)

## Facts

- Type: Print
- Culture: United States
- The artist was 39
- Real size: about 35 × 23 in (88 × 58 cm). The 24 × 36 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Colour: black
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/318.jpg?dl=1
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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-old-violin-aic-135454).