Print (Etching)

Museum Object Number 1958.0023.001 A

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

AMERICA GUIDED BY WISDOM:/ An Allegorical representation of the United States, denoting their Independence and prosperity.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Benjamin Tanner (Engraver)

John James Barralet (Draftsman)

Creator Notes

References: Appleton's Encyclopedia.

Date of Birth

03/27/17751747

Date of Death

18481815

Place of Origin

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

Date

1800-1815

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; DRAWN BY JOHN J. BARRALETT
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; ENGRAVED BY B. TANNER.

Subjects

Allegory; George Washington; Political figure

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Etched with burin work, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

17.8 (H) , 24.1 (W) , 15 (Image H) , 22.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

45.1 (H) , 61.3 (W) , 15 (Image H) , 22.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 17.5 in. (44.4 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 23.7 in. (60.2 cm).

Place of Publication

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

State

I

Watermark

none

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. 324, pp. 459-60.
[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. 6, p. 16.
[Article] Richards, Nancy E. 10//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part I. Antiques. 100 (4): 586-590.
• Published: fig. no. 6, p. 590.
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Variant: no. 3115, p. 513.