Object Number 1959.1570 A

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

THOMAS JEFFERSON./ President of the United States.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Cornelius Tiebout (Engraver)
c. 1773-1832

Rembrandt Peale (Painter)
02/22/1778-10/03/1860

Matthew Carey (Publisher)
01/28/1760-09/16/1839

Place of Origin

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

Date

February 20 1801 (1801-1801)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath border; R. Peale Pinx.\t
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath border; C. Tiebout Sculp.\t
3. Inscription; Bottom center beneath quotation; Philadelphia Published by M.Carey N.\o 118 Market S\t Feb. 20\th 1801

Subjects

Portrait; Declaration of Independence

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

14.8 (H) , 10.8 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 8.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.5 (H) , 27.5 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 8.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.5 in. (34.3 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).

Publisher Summary

Carey, Matthew

Publication Date

02/20/1801

Place of Publication

No. 118 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

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. 215, pp. 320-1.
[Book] Cunningham, Noble E. 1981 The Image of Thomas Jefferson in the Public Eye: Portraits for the People 1800-1908.
• Print listed as cat. no. 21, p. 150.