1957.0091.001 Print, 1956.0080.003 Frame, view 1
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Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    The Hon.\ble JOHN HANCOCK./ of BOSTON in NEW-ENGLAND; PRESIDENT of the AMERICAN CONGRESS.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    C. Shepherd (Publisher)

    Littleford (Painter)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    October 25 1775 (1775-1775)

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint with some burin work

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0091.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0091.001

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Hon.\ble JOHN HANCOCK./ of BOSTON in NEW-ENGLAND; PRESIDENT of the AMERICAN CONGRESS.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

C. Shepherd (Publisher)

Littleford (Painter)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

October 25 1775 (1775-1775)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; London, Published as the Act directs 25 Octo.\r 1775 by C. Shepherd.
2. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Done from an Original Picture Painted by Littleford.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint with some burin work

Dimensions (inches)

14.1 (H) , 9.3 (W) , 12.7 (Image H) , 9.31 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.8 (H) , 23.7 (W) , 12.7 (Image H) , 9.31 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Trimmed within platemark. Chain intervals: 2.6-2.8 cm; laid lines 8 per cm.

Publisher Summary

Shepherd, C.

Publication Date

10/25/1775

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

Unidentified, with a coat-of-arms and the text: "FAL/ WANG FIN" (Heawood 617).

Edition Notes

Only one state recorded.

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. 63, p. 115.
[Book] Smith, John Chaloner. 1884 British Mezzotinto Portraits: Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the early part of the present century. 4. 1429-1780.
Print listed as cat. no. 6, p. 1715.