Object Number 1969.0887.007

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

A General View of the CITY of AMSTERDAM from the Tye.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Thomas Bowles (Etcher)
c. 1712-c.1753

Peter van Ryne (Draftsman)

Laurie & Whittle (Publisher)
1794-1812

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

May 12 1794 (1794-1794)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Legend, verso, upper right; T. Bowles sculp
2. Inscription; Legend, verso, upper left; Peter Van Ryne Delin
3. Inscription; Legend, verso, lower center; Published 12\th May 1794 by LAURIE & WHITTLE, 53 Fleet Street, London.

Subjects

City view; Landscape

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper

Techniques

Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

11.1 (H) , 17.7 (W) , 9.1 (Image H) , 15.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28.3 (H) , 45 (W) , 9.1 (Image H) , 15.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Legend on verso: H: 1.1 in. (2.9 cm). W: 15.4in. (39.1 cm).

Publisher Summary

Laurie & Whittle

Publication Date

05/12/1794

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

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