Print (Aquatint)

Museum Object Number 1973.0564

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

LANCASTER --- SCHUYLKILL BRIDGE.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Library purchase

Creator (Role)

William Strickland (Aquatinter)

William Kneass (Engraver)

Creator Notes

References: Appleton's Cyclopedia; Agnes Addison Gilchrist, William Strickland: Architect and Engineer, 1788-1854 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950).

Date of Birth

178709//1781

Date of Death

04/07/185408/27/1840

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center beneath image; Drawn & Aquatinted by W. Strickland Arch.\t
2. Inscription; Bottom center beneath diagram; W. Kneass sc.

Subjects

Landscape; Architectural drawing

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

18 (H) , 22.89 (W) , 10.4 (Image H) , 17.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

45.7 (H) , 58.15 (W) , 10.4 (Image H) , 17.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H and W at center. Plate H: 11.9 in. (30.2 cm). Plate W: 19.6 in. (49.8 cm).

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Bryan, John Morrill. 2004 Robert Mills: America's First Architect.
• Mill's work on the Lancaster-Schuylkill Bridge is discussed on pp. 64 and 73.