Print (Aquatint)

Museum Object Number 1957.0811 A

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

SPRIGS OF LAUREL.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Strickland (Draftsman and engraver)

John Kneass (Publisher)

Creator Notes

References: Appleton's Cyclopedia; Agnes Addison Gilchrist, William Strickland: Architect and Engineer, 1788-1854 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950).John Kneass had several partners including George Delleker (1817). He joined in partnership with Yerkes Saurman at 18 Library, opp. the U.S. Bark in 1819; from 1818-1820 he was also partners with Kneass, Young & Co. at 8 South 8th St.

Date of Birth

1787

Date of Death

04/07/1854

Place of Origin

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

Date

1814-1854

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Center beneath image; Drawn & Engraved by W. Strickland.
2. Inscription; Bottom center; Philadelphia. Pub. by John Kneass 125 Market St.

Subjects

Maritime; Naval history; Seascape; Military; War of 1812

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched with burin work, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

20.8 (H) , 14.62 (W) , 19.9 (Image H) , 14.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

52.9 (H) , 37.135 (W) , 19.9 (Image H) , 14.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H taken 2" from left. W taken ¼" from bottom. Plate measurements not available. Image H taken 4¾" from left. Image W taken ¼" from bottom.

Publisher Summary

Kneass, John

Place of Publication

125 Market St., Philadelphia, Philadephia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with translucent watercolors

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. 311, p. 443.
[Book] Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962. 99 p.
• Published: no. 74, p. 35.
[Article] Richards, Nancy E. 11//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part II. Antiques. 100 (5): 734-739.
• Published: fig. no. 7, p. 738.
[Book] 1966 Thomas Birch 1779-1851: Paintings and Drawings.
• See nos. 58-64.
[Book] Fielding, Mantle. 1917 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel: Biographical Sketches and Check-Lists of Engravings. A Supplement to David McNeely Stauffer's American Engravers.
• Print listed as no. 1522, p. 260.