Print (Engraving)

  • Title:

    David Copperfield./ I found myself backing Traddles into the fire-place, and bowing/ in great confusion to two dry little elderly ladies, dressed in black/ and each looking wonderfully like a preparation in chip or tan of the/ late Mr. Spenslow.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Robert Hinshelwood (Etcher)

    John Gilbert (Designer)

    Sheldon and Company (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1861-1866

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Engraved, Steel Engraved, Chine collé

  • Museum Object Number:

    2012.0013.042


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2012.0013.042

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

David Copperfield./ I found myself backing Traddles into the fire-place, and bowing/ in great confusion to two dry little elderly ladies, dressed in black/ and each looking wonderfully like a preparation in chip or tan of the/ late Mr. Spenslow.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Wilford P. Cole

Creator (Role)

Robert Hinshelwood (Etcher)
1812-c.1875

John Gilbert (Designer)
1817-1897

Sheldon and Company (Publisher)
c.1860-c.1880
Up until at least 1858, Sheldon was still working as: Sheldon, Blakeman & Company, New York.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1861-1866

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; R. Hinshelwood
2. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; J. Gilbert 1861
3. Inscription; Lower center; NEW YORK, SHELDON & COMPANY.

Subjects

Literary scene; Book illustration; Charles Dickens

Materials

Ink; Paper; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Steel Engraved, Chine collé

Dimensions (inches)

13.9 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 3.8 (Image H) , 3.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.3 (H) , 26.4 (W) , 3.8 (Image H) , 3.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H and W at left and bottom. Plate H: 9.1 in. (23.2 cm). Plate W: 6.2 in. (15.8 cm).

Publisher Summary

Sheldon and Company

Place of Publication

New York, New York, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Perhaps from: Dickens, Charles, Works of Charles Dickens. 4 vols., household edition. New York: W.A. Townsend & Co., 1861-1866.

Object Description

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