Object Number 1967.2142

Object Name

Print (Steel engraving)

Title

VIEW OF THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Henry Bartlett (Draftsman)
1809-1854

Joseph Clayton Bentley (Engraver)
1809-1851

George Virtue (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1837

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; W. H. Bartlett
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; C. J. Bentley.
3. Inscription; Bottom center; London. Published for the Proprietors. by Geo:Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1837.

Subjects

Building view; Landscape

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

7.63 (H) , 10.56 (W) , 6.04 (Image H) , 7.11 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.38 (H) , 26.82 (W) , 6.04 (Image H) , 7.11 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H left of center. W at top. No plate marks.

Publisher Summary

Virtue, George

Publication Date

1837

Place of Publication

26 Ivy Lane, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

none

Object Description

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