Object Number 1953.0187.004

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

To the Right Honorable Randal William McDonnell,/ EARL of ANTRIM, VISCOUNT DUNLUCE, BARON of ANTRIM, LORD LIEUTENANT of the COUNTY of ANTRIM, and/ KNIGHT of the Most Honorable Military Order of the BATH,/ This Plate, representing the common Method of Beetling, Scutching and Kackling the Flax;/ Is Inscribed by his Lordships grateful humble Servant, W.\M HINCKS.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

William Hincks (Designer, engraver and publisher)
1752-1797

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

April 24 1783 (1783-1783)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; W.\m Hincks. delin. et sculp.
2. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; London. Publish'd as the Act directs by W.\m Hincks June 24.\th 1783.

Subjects

Genre scene; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Stipple Etched, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

13.7 (H) , 16.8 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 15.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.9 (H) , 42.7 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 15.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.4 in. (34.0 cm). Plate W: 16.4 in. (41.7 cm).

Publisher Summary

Hincks, William

Publication Date

04/24/1783

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

Watermark

None

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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