Print (Line engraving)

  • Title:

    Untitled (Election Day in Philadelphia)

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    John Lewis Krimmel (Painter)

    Alexander Lawson (Engraver)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1898-1902

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Line Etched, Roulette Etched, Stipple Etched, Engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1960.0388 A


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1960.0388 A

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

Untitled (Election Day in Philadelphia)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Lewis Krimmel (Painter)
5/30/1786-07/15/1821
References: Dr. Anneliese Hardin, John Lewis Krimmel: Genre Artist of the Early Republic (Winterthur: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1994).

Alexander Lawson (Engraver)
1773-1846

Place of Origin

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

Date

1898-1902

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left on curbstone; I.L. Krimmel Pinxit 1815

Subjects

Genre scene; Social/political commentary

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Line Etched, Roulette Etched, Stipple Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

23.4 (H) , 31 (W) , 16.6 (Image H) , 24.6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

59.4 (H) , 78.7 (W) , 16.6 (Image H) , 24.6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H (at left): 19.5 in. (49.53 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 25.75 in. (65.4 cm). Frame H: 33.3 in. (84.6 cm). Frame W: 43.3 in. (110.0 cm). Frame D: 1.3 in. (3.4 cm). H at left. W at bottom. D at bottom left.

State

I

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
Published: no. 240, p. 345-46.