Object Number 1961.1034 A

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Battle of Lexington.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Elkanah Tisdale (Draftsman)
1768-1835

Cornelius Tiebout (Etcher)
c. 1773-1832

C. and A. Tiebout (Publisher)
1796-1799

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

January 1 1798 (1798-1798)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; E. Tisdale del.\t
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; C. Tiebout sculp.\t
3. Inscription; Bottom center; New York Published by C. and A. Tiebout No. 29 Gold Street, Jan.1.\st 1798.

Subjects

Military; Historical

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

16.04 (H) , 18.9 (W) , 15.3 (Image H) , 18.19 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.73 (H) , 48.1 (W) , 15.3 (Image H) , 18.19 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH and OW of backing. OH at left, OW at bottom.

Publisher Summary

C. and A. Tiebout

Publication Date

01/01/1798

Place of Publication

No. 29 Gold Street, New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

State

II or later

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. 306, p. 435
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• No. 3213
[Book] Stokes, I. N. Phelps & Haskell, Daniel Carl. 1932 American Historical Prints: Early Views of American Cities, Etc.
• No. 1775-B-90