Print (Etching)

Museum Object Number 1963.0154 A

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

Brother Jonathan Administering a Salutary Cordial to John Bull

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Caroline Clendenin Ryan Foundation

Creator (Role)

Amos Doolittle (Artist)

William Charles (Etcher)

Creator Notes

References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957). Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.

Date of Birth

05/18/17541776

Date of Death

01/30/18321820

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Origin Notes

Probable origin is New Haven Connecticut, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Subjects

Military; Landscape; Naval history; Social/political commentary; Caricature; Oliver Perry

Materials

Ink; Paint; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

9.724 (H) , 14.874 (W) , 9.291 (Image H) , 14.567 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.7 (H) , 37.78 (W) , 9.291 (Image H) , 14.567 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH is at the maximum. OW is at the bottom.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Murrell, William. 1967 A History of American Graphic Humor. 2 vols.
• This publication includes a quote fro Amos Doolittle, indicating that he is the artist who created this print. See p. 61.
[Book] Groce, George C & Wallace, David H. 1957 The New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860.
• See pp. 183-84.
[Book] Shadwell, Wendy J. 1969 American Printmaking: The First 150 Years.
• See p. 50 and plate 97.