Print (Lithograph)

  • Title:

    The Battle of Lexington, April 19..\th 1775. Plate I.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company (Publisher)

    Amos Doolittle (Engraver)

  • Place of Origin:

    Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Offset lithography

  • Museum Object Number:

    1974.0236.002


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1974.0236.002

Object Name

Print (Lithograph)

Title

The Battle of Lexington, April 19..\th 1775. Plate I.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of an Anonymous Donor

Creator (Role)

Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company (Publisher)

Amos Doolittle (Engraver)
05/18/1754-01/30/1832
References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957). Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.

Place of Origin

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; A. Doolittle. Sculp..\t
2. Inscription; Bottom left; Reproduced by the Donnelley DeeptoneĀ® Offset Process, from the original owned by the Chicago Historical Society
3. Inscription; Bottom right; R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press

Subjects

Historical

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Offset lithography

Dimensions (inches)

15.02 (H) , 20 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 18.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

38.14 (H) , 50.9 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 18.9 (Image W)

Publisher Summary

Lakeside Press, R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company

Publication Date

1973

Place of Publication

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America

Object Description

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