Museum Object Number1957.1265 A |
Print (Mezzotint)
Ye Foil'd, Ye Baffled Brittons... (The Capture of Major André)
Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Samuel Blyth (Mezzotinter)
1744
1795
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Origin possibly Salem.
1780-1800
Historical
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint, Engraving
7.375 (H) , 9.75 (W) , 6.4 (Image H) , 9.6 (Image W)
18.733 (H) , 24.76 (W) , 6.4 (Image H) , 9.6 (Image W)
H taken 3.5 cm from left. W taken 3 cm up from bottom. Plate marks not available; trimmed at plate marks. Chain intervals: 2.8-3.1 cm; 7 laid lines per cm.
none
Hand colored with opaque watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 308, pp. 438-9.
[Book] Goldfield, David, et al. 2007 The American Journey: A History of the United States, Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition. 1.
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