Print (Engraving)

Museum Object Number 1957.0619.002 A

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

The Prodigal Son Revelling with Harlots

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Amos Doolittle (Artist)

Shelton & Kensett (Publisher)

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

05/18/1754

Date of Death

01/30/1832

Place of Origin

Cheshire, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; On the front, beneath the image; "Published and Sold by Shelton & Kensett Cheshire Con October 24th 1814."
2. Inscription; On the front, beneath the image; "A. Doolittle Sc."

Subjects

Prodigal Son; Religious imagery; Allegory

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Line engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

15.039 (H) , 11 (W) , 12.559 (Image H) , 9.724 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

38.2 (H) , 27.94 (W) , 12.559 (Image H) , 9.724 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH is at the left. OW is at the bottom. Plate measurements, H: 35.800 cm and W: 26.300 cm. H is at the left. W is at the bottom.

Publisher Summary

Shelton & Kensett

Publication Date

1814

Place of Publication

Cheshire, Connecticut, United States

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. 354, p. 493.
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• no. 539, p. 93.