Object Number 1957.0811 A

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

SPRIGS OF LAUREL.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Strickland (Draftsman and engraver)
1787-04/07/1854
References: Appleton's Cyclopedia; Agnes Addison Gilchrist, William Strickland: Architect and Engineer, 1788-1854 (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1950).

John Kneass (Publisher)
John Kneass had several partners including George Delleker (1817). He joined in partnership with Yerkes Saurman at 18 Library, opp. the U.S. Bark in 1819; from 1818-1820 he was also partners with Kneass, Young & Co. at 8 South 8th St.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1814-1854

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Center beneath image; Drawn & Engraved by W. Strickland.
2. Inscription; Bottom center; Philadelphia. Pub. by John Kneass 125 Market St.

Subjects

Maritime; Naval history; Seascape; Military; War of 1812

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched with burin work, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

20.8 (H) , 14.62 (W) , 19.9 (Image H) , 14.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

52.9 (H) , 37.135 (W) , 19.9 (Image H) , 14.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H taken 2" from left. W taken ¼" from bottom. Plate measurements not available. Image H taken 4¾" from left. Image W taken ¼" from bottom.

Publisher Summary

Kneass, John

Place of Publication

125 Market St., Philadelphia, Philadephia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with translucent watercolors

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. 311, p. 443.
[Book] Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962. 99 p.
• Published: no. 74, p. 35.
[Article] Richards, Nancy E. 11//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part II. Antiques. 100 (5): 734-739.
• Published: fig. no. 7, p. 738.
[Book] 1966 Thomas Birch 1779-1851: Paintings and Drawings.
• See nos. 58-64.
[Book] Fielding, Mantle. 1917 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel: Biographical Sketches and Check-Lists of Engravings. A Supplement to David McNeely Stauffer's American Engravers.
• Print listed as no. 1522, p. 260.