Object Number 1954.0093.001 A

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

KEEP WITHIN COMPASS.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1785-1805

Subjects

Allegory; Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Engraved, Line Etched

Dimensions (inches)

9.8 (H) , 7.5 (W) , 8.4 (Image H) , 6.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.9 (H) , 19.1 (W) , 8.4 (Image H) , 6.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate marks hard to see. Plate H (at left) 9.375 in. (23.9 cm). Plate W: 7.25 in. (18.5 cm). Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

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[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
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