Object Number 1969.0045

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

The Hartford Convention or LEAP NO LEAP.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

William Charles (Etcher)
1776-1820

Place of Origin

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

Date

1814-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; W\m Charles, Sc_

Subjects

Social/political commentary; Caricature

Materials

Ink; Wash; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Etched, Stipple Etched, Aquatint, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

10.8 (H) , 16.1 (W) , 8.7 (Image H) , 13.6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.5 (H) , 41 (W) , 8.7 (Image H) , 13.6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H: 9.5 in. (24.2 cm). Plate W: 14.1 in. (35.7 cm). Measurements of frame: H (at left) 12.0 in. (30.5 cm); W (at bottom) 17.1 in. (43.5 cm); D (at bottom left corner): .7 in. (1.9 cm).

Place of Publication

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

Watermark

"TG & C\o" [T Gilpin, Brandywine Paper Mill]

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Richards, Nancy E. 11//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part II. Antiques. 100 (5): 734-739.
• Published: fig. no. 6, p. 737.