Object Number 1957.0590.002 A

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

SUMMER

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

B. Plen (Publisher and printseller)

Place of Origin

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

Date

1790-1810

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Printed & Sold by B. PLEN./ Philad.\a

Subjects

Allegory; Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Line Etched with minimal burin work, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

11.8 (H) , 9.8 (W) , 10.5 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

29.9 (H) , 25 (W) , 10.5 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.8-2.9 cm; laid lines 8 per cm.

Publisher Summary

Plen, B.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, 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. 350, p. 490.
[Book] Shadwell, Wendy J. 1969 American Printmaking: The First 150 Years.
• Print listed as no. 103.