Object Number 1967.0129

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Battle of Lexington

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

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.

John Warner Barber (Engraver)
02/02/1798-06/22/1885
References: See publisher's note in Early woodcut views of New York and New Jersey: 304 illustrations from the "Historical collections" by John W. Barber and Henry Howe (New York: Dover Publications, 1975). Barber produced several "historical collections" (containing historical information, geographical descriptions, etc.) on Connecticut (1827), Massachusetts (1839), New York (with Howe, 1841), New Jersey (with Howe, 1844) and Pennsylvania (1844).

Ralph Earl (Draftsman)
1751-1801
References: Elizabeth Kornhauser, Ralph Earl: The Face of the Young Republic (New Haven, Conn. and London, 1991).

Place of Origin

New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

1832 (1775-1856)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; Drawn by Earl & engraved by A. Doolittle in 1775
2. Inscription; Lower right; Re-Engraved by A. Doolittle and J.W. Barber in 1832

Subjects

Book illustration; Military; Historical

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

5.1 (H) , 8.9 (W) , 3.7 (Image H) , 5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13 (H) , 22.5 (W) , 3.7 (Image H) , 5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

Barber, John Warner

Place of Publication

New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

Plate from John Warner Barber, "Connecticut Historical Collections." (New Haven: J.W. Barber, 1836, first ed.). Illustration faces page 568 in 1846 edition.

Object Description

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