Object Number 1957.0619.004 A

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

The Prodigal Son Returned to his Father

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Amos Doolittle (Artist)
05/18/1754-01/30/1832
References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957). Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.

Shelton & Kensett (Publisher)

Place of Origin

Cheshire, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; On the front, beneath the image; "Published and Sold by Shelton & Kensett Cheshire Con October 24th 1814."
2. Inscription; On the front, beneath the image; "A. Doolittle Sc."

Subjects

Prodigal Son; Religious imagery; Allegory

Materials

Paper (wove); Ink

Techniques

Line engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

14.843 (H) , 10.945 (W) , 12.717 (Image H) , 9.882 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.7 (H) , 27.8 (W) , 12.717 (Image H) , 9.882 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH is at the left. OW is at the bottom. Plate measurements, H: 36.500 and W: 26.400. H is at the left. W is at the bottom.

Publisher Summary

Shelton & Kensett

Publication Date

1814

Place of Publication

Cheshire, Connecticut, United States

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. 356, p. 495.
[Book] Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 541, p. 94.