AMERICA GUIDED BY WISDOM:/ An Allegorical representation of the United States, denoting their Independence and prosperity.
Prints and Maps
Benjamin Tanner (Engraver)
John James Barralet (Draftsman)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1815
Ink; Paper (wove)
Etched with burin work, Engraved
1958.0023.001 A
Object Number1958.0023.001 A |
Print (Etching)
AMERICA GUIDED BY WISDOM:/ An Allegorical representation of the United States, denoting their Independence and prosperity.
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase
Benjamin Tanner (Engraver)
03/27/1775-1848
References: Appleton's Encyclopedia.
John James Barralet (Draftsman)
1747-1815
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1815
1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; DRAWN BY JOHN J. BARRALETT
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; ENGRAVED BY B. TANNER.
Allegory; George Washington; Political figure
Ink; Paper (wove)
Etched with burin work, Engraved
17.8 (H) , 24.1 (W) , 15 (Image H) , 22.3 (Image W)
45.1 (H) , 61.3 (W) , 15 (Image H) , 22.3 (Image W)
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).
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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[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.