Print (Engraving)

Museum Object Number 1968.0394.065

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Commodore Stephen Decatur/ of the United States Navy.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

David Edwin (Engraver)

Gilbert Stuart (Painter)

Date of Birth

12//177612/03/1755

Date of Death

02/22/184107/09/1828

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1815-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Stuart pinx.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Edwin sc.

Subjects

Portrait; Military

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

6.65 (H) , 4.6 (W) , 5 (Image H) , 3.2 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.89 (H) , 11.7 (W) , 5 (Image H) , 3.2 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at right. OW at top. Print H: 6.1 in. (15.5 cm). Print W: 4.0 in. (10.2 cm). No plate marks.

Watermark

none

Object Description

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