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Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN,/ A distinguished OFFICER in the CONTINENTIAL ARMY.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Thomas Hart (Mezzotinter and publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    August 22 1776 (1776-1776)

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint with minimal burin work

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0091.002


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Object Number

1957.0091.002

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN,/ A distinguished OFFICER in the CONTINENTIAL ARMY.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Thomas Hart (Mezzotinter and publisher)-1785

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

August 22 1776 (1776-1776)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; Publish'd as the Act directs 22 Aug,,\t 1776 by Tho.\s Hart.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint with minimal burin work

Dimensions (inches)

15.7 (H) , 11.6 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

39.9 (H) , 29.4 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.8 cm). Plate W: 10.0 in. (25.5 cm). Chain interval: (2.7 - 2.9 cm); laid line frequency: 9-10 per cm.

Publisher Summary

Hart, Thomas

Publication Date

08/22/1776

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

None

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. 64, p. 116.
[Book] Library of Congress & Cresswell, Donald H. 1975 The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints: A Checklist of 1765-1790 Graphics in the Library of Congress. Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell.
Print listed as cat. no. 194.
[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. 12, p. 1717.