Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    The PATRIOTICK BARBER of NEW YORK, or the CAPTAIN in the SUDS.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Philip Dawe (Mezzotinter)

    Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    February 14 1775 (1775-1775)

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint with minimal burin work

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.1258.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.1258.001

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The PATRIOTICK BARBER of NEW YORK, or the CAPTAIN in the SUDS.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Philip Dawe (Mezzotinter)
c.1750-c.1785

Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)
1774-1785

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

February 14 1775 (1775-1775)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath verse; London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, N.\o 53 Fleet Street as the Act directs 14 Feb. 1775." Inscribed in the lower left: "Plate III.

Subjects

Social/political commentary

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint with minimal burin work

Dimensions (inches)

14.1 (H) , 10.1 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.7 (H) , 25.7 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.4 cm). Plate W: 10.0 in. (25.3 cm). Chain interval: 2.5-2.7 cm; laid line frequency: 9 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.

Publisher Summary

Robert Sayer & John Bennett

Publication Date

02/14/1775

Place of Publication

53 Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

"P. TOMAS FIN DANGOUMOIS"

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
Published: no. 47, pp.130-131.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
Published: no. 95, pp. 152-153.
[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. 90, pp. 38-39.