[paulycy]

If anybody would know some FReeper would. Good luck.

[FrdmLvr]

http://books.google.com/books?id=z-DbfNMSblIC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=john+whitacre+allen&source=bl&ots=hgc1iDTOLq&sig=_t2OzR9iZw5VWoqL7hnR4cZJ4VI&hl=en&ei=h9uYTbOHO4e90QHF1NjxCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=john%20whitacre%20allen&f=false

[Charles Henrickson]

“delivered”?

[steveo]

delineavit

Latin .
he drew (this); she drew (this). Abbreviation: del.

[Charles Henrickson]

Latin, delineavit, "He drew it": formerly used after the artist's signature on a painting

[Helen]

Amazing! Ask and you shall get your answer - within minutes. FReepers rule!

[Republic]

Glad you asked and got good answers. And glad to know of this type of signing a painting. Pretty neat.

[kiryandil]

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/649131

http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/search/Search_Repeat.aspx?searchtype=IMAGES&artist=11085256

http://artsalesindex.artinfo.com/asi/lots/1413153

http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=3BKPP

http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/john-whitacre-allen-fl.1859-1900-figure-on-a-tr-473-c-0613aa3e6b

http://www.catalogue-host.co.uk/mallams/cheltenham/2008-05-29/page_5

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?pos=3&intObjectID=3453948&sid=

http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/6550/pages/1507/page.pdf

Birth
fl.1886

Death
1901