1970.0069 Print, 1956.0042.016 Frame, view 1
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Print (Aquatint)

  • Title:

    A View of the Mansion of the late LORD TIMOTHY DEXTER in High Street, Newbury port. 1801.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    John Rubens Smith (Engraver)

  • Place of Origin:

    Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1810-1820

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Aquatint, Line Etched, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1970.0069


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1970.0069

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

A View of the Mansion of the late LORD TIMOTHY DEXTER in High Street, Newbury port. 1801.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Fund for Collection Objects

Creator (Role)

John Rubens Smith (Engraver)
1775-1849
References: Fowble, Two Centuries of Prints in America, pp. 357-58 & 399. Groce, New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America. (New Haven, 1957), p.589. Stauffer, American Engravers on Copper and Steel, vol. 1, p.252.

Place of Origin

Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1810-1820

Subjects

Building view

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Line Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

15.9 (H) , 27.6 (W) , 10.9 (Image H) , 24.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.3 (H) , 70.1 (W) , 10.9 (Image H) , 24.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

Place of Publication

Newburyport, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

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. 281, pp. 400-401.
[Article] Banks, William Nathaniel. 07//1995 Newbury and Newburyport Massachusetts, 1635-1835. Antiques. 148 (1): 70-83.
Published: fig. no. 3, p. 73.
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
Print listed as no. 2939, p. 485.
[Article] Newman, Kenneth M. 05//1970 "Portfolio for May 1970". The Old Print Shop Portfolio. XXIX
Print listed as no. 29, p. 210.
[Article] Watkins, C. Malcolm. 12//1962 Lord Timothy Dexter and the Earl of Chatam. Antiques. 82 (6): 642-643.
For additional information about Lord Dexter.