Antique single full-page halftone print titled "Portrait of My Father" by artist French artist Louis-Joseph-Raphael Collin (1850-1916) from the original folio publication by D. Appleton and Co. of the 1893-94 World's Fair in Chicago -- Limited Edition of 1,000 copies, "The Art of the World, Illustrated in Printings, Statuary, and Architecture of the World's Columbian Exposition" featuring scenes of the fair and commissioned works of art. A brief biography of the artist and descriptive text of this artwork is printed on the reverse side. Publisher D. Appleton states the selection of prints within the folio "presents the highest achievement of modern art, reproduced by unequaled processes." The full page measures approximately 12.5 x 16.5. The desired framing area will be smaller. Shipped very loosely rolled to safeguard print and prohibit creasing. Please Note: Our second image depicts the limited edition folio cover from which this print originated. Only the print is being offered for sale. The folio cover is shown for reference purposes only. Condition: Print is in excellent condition. There are no pin holes or tape marks anywhere on this antique print. Comments: Collin was a French painter born and raised in Paris, where he became a prominent academic painter and a teacher. He is principally known for the links he created between French and Japanese art, in both painting and ceramics. The folio text states, Collins admirable example of portraiture is valuable on account of its perfect simplicity and truthfulness. There is no attempt at picturesque disguise, or affectation of any kind. The sensible, matter-of-fact, kindly gentleman whom the artist represents is painted exactly as he may be seen in actual life; and the fine talent of the painter is shown in the sympathetic interpretation of character, the perfect naturalism of his treatment, and also in the effective drawing and firm modeling of head and body. The artists task was one done con amore, and the result, as in the case of Bastien-Lepages portrait of his grandfather, is a sympathetic and truthful reproduction of not merely a type, but also an actual man, which will possess a permanent interest. Collin is a native of Paris, and he was educated in the atelier of the late Alexandre Cabanel. A painter of portraits and of the figure, he has usually preferred the idyllic and graceful in his choice of themes. In 1873 M. Collin received a third-class medal, and in 1884 he was made a member of the Legion of Honor.