Print (Engraving)

  • Title:

    Richard B. Sheridan Esq.\r

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    David Edwin (Engraver)

    Charles P. Harrison (Printer)

    Sir Joshua Reynolds (Painter)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1805-1820

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Stipple engraved, Line engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1968.0394.174


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1968.0394.174

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Richard B. Sheridan Esq.\r

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

David Edwin (Engraver)
12//1776-02/22/1841
References: Appleton's Cylcopedia of American Biography; Groce and Wallace, Artists in America, 1564-1860 (1957). Edwin executed hundreds of stipple-engraved portraits of famous persons. See 68.394.1-.217.

Charles P. Harrison (Printer)
1783-1854

Sir Joshua Reynolds (Painter)
1723-1792

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1805-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Center beneath image; Edwin sc.
2. Inscription; Bottom center below legend; Printed by C.P.Harrison

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

12 (H) , 9.58 (W) , 4.8 (Image H) , 3.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.5 (H) , 24.34 (W) , 4.8 (Image H) , 3.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at left. OW at top. Print H: 5.2 in. (13.3 cm). Print W: 3.51 in. (8.92 cm). No plate marks.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

State

I

Watermark

none

Object Description

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