Print (Line engraving)

  • Title:

    (George Washington)

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Alexander Lawson (Engraver)

    William Russell Birch (Draftsman)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1805-1810

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Engraved, Etched

  • Museum Object Number:

    1977.0218


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1977.0218

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

(George Washington)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects

Creator (Role)

Alexander Lawson (Engraver)
1773-1846

William Russell Birch (Draftsman)
04/09/1755-08/07/1834

Place of Origin

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

Date

1805-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; BIRCH DEL.\T
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; ENGRAVED BY LAWSON.

Subjects

Allegory; George Washington; Political figure

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

11.9 (H) , 9.6 (W) , 6.3 (Image H) , 6.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.3 (H) , 24.3 (W) , 6.3 (Image H) , 6.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at left. OW at top. Print H: 6.7 in. (16.9 cm). Print W: 6.3 in. (16.0 cm). No plate marks.

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

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. 326, p. 462.
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
Print listed as no. 1690, p. 281.