Print (Engraving)

  • Title:

    A Representation of the Medal presented by the United States to/ THOMAS TRUXTON ESQUIRE, and a copy of the Resolution/ of Congress.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    David Edwin (Engraver)

    Alexander Lawson (Engraver)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Stipple engraved, Line engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1968.0394.189


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1968.0394.189

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

A Representation of the Medal presented by the United States to/ THOMAS TRUXTON ESQUIRE, and a copy of the Resolution/ of Congress.

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.

Alexander Lawson (Engraver)
1773-1846

Place of Origin

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

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right beneath top image; D. Edwin. sculp.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath bottom image; A. Lawson. sculp.

Subjects

Portrait; Military; Seascape; Naval history

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

12.1 (H) , 9.6 (W) , 8.47 (Image H) , 4.51 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.8 (H) , 24.5 (W) , 8.47 (Image H) , 4.51 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at right. OW at bottom. Print H: 9.1 in. (23.0 cm). Print W: 5.44 in. (13.82 cm). No plate marks.

Watermark

none

Object Description

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