Print (Engraving)

Museum Object Number 1961.1034 A

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Battle of Lexington.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Elkanah Tisdale (Draftsman)

Cornelius Tiebout (Etcher)

C. and A. Tiebout (Publisher)

Date of Birth

1768c. 17731796

Date of Death

183518321799

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

January 1 1798 (1798-1798)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; E. Tisdale del.\t
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; C. Tiebout sculp.\t
3. Inscription; Bottom center; New York Published by C. and A. Tiebout No. 29 Gold Street, Jan.1.\st 1798.

Subjects

Military; Historical

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

16.04 (H) , 18.9 (W) , 15.3 (Image H) , 18.19 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.73 (H) , 48.1 (W) , 15.3 (Image H) , 18.19 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW of backing. OH at left, OW at bottom.

Publisher Summary

C. and A. Tiebout

Publication Date

01/01/1798

Place of Publication

No. 29 Gold Street, New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

State

II or later

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 306, p. 435
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• No. 3213
[Book] Stokes, I. N. Phelps & Haskell, Daniel Carl. 1932 American Historical Prints: Early Views of American Cities, Etc.
• No. 1775-B-90