Print (Engraving)

  • Title:

    Alexander Wilson/ Author of the American Ornithology.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    David Edwin (Engraver)

    Rembrandt Peale (Painter)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1808-1831

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Stipple engraved, Line engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1968.0394.209


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1968.0394.209

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Alexander Wilson/ Author of the American Ornithology.

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.

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

Place of Origin

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

Date

1808-1831

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Peale Pinx.\t
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; D.Edwin Sc.\t

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

12.04 (H) , 9.5 (W) , 5.3 (Image H) , 3.2 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

30.57 (H) , 24.1 (W) , 5.3 (Image H) , 3.2 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH near right. OW near bottom. Print H: 7.6 in. (19.3 cm). Print W: 4.53 in. (11.51 cm). No plate marks.

Watermark

none

Object Description

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