Print (Engraving)

  • Title:

    LUTHER

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Peter Maverick (Engraver)

    Johann Heinrich Ramberg (Draftsman)

    Kirk & Mercein (Publisher)

    Samuel Maverick (Printer)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Secondary Place of Origin:

    Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1816-1821

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Engraved, Etched, Letterpress

  • Museum Object Number:

    1966.0245.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1966.0245.001

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

LUTHER

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Peter Maverick (Engraver)
10/22/1780-06/07/1831

Johann Heinrich Ramberg (Draftsman)
1763-1840

Kirk & Mercein (Publisher)
1817-1817

Samuel Maverick (Printer)
1789-1845

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Printed in New York.

Secondary Place of Origin

Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Peter Maverick engraved plate in Newark.

Date

1816-1821

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; I.H. Ramberg del.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; P. Maverick sculp.\t
3. Inscription; Bottom center; Printed by Sam.\l Maverick N.Y.

Subjects

Book illustration; Historical

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Letterpress

Dimensions (inches)

8.3 (H) , 5.1 (W) , 6.6 (Image H) , 3.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

21 (H) , 12.9 (W) , 6.6 (Image H) , 3.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

Kirk & Mercein

Publication Date

1817

Place of Publication

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

State

II

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

State II, with the address "Printed by Sam.\l Maverick N.Y." added. Frontispiece from Rev. Frederick Christian Schaeffer, "The Blessed Reformation.", A Sermon Preached in St. Paul's Church, in the City of New-York, on the 31st of October, 1817, on Occasion of the Solemnization of the Third Centurial Jubilee in Commemoration of the Reformation Commenced by Dr. Martin Luther, on the 31st of October, 1517 (New York: Published by Kirk & Mercein. Printed by T. & W. Mercein, 93 Gold-Street, 1817).

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Stephens, Stephen DeWitt. 1950 The Mavericks, American Engravers.
See p.135, no.618b.