Brother Jonathan Administering a Salutary Cordial to John Bull
Prints and Maps
Amos Doolittle (Artist)
William Charles (Etcher)
United States, North America
Ink; Paint; Paper (wove)
Etched, Hand colored, Painted
1963.0154 A
Object Number1963.0154 A |
Print (Etching)
Brother Jonathan Administering a Salutary Cordial to John Bull
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase with funds provided by Caroline Clendenin Ryan Foundation
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.
William Charles (Etcher)
1776-1820
United States, North America
Probable origin is New Haven Connecticut, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Military; Landscape; Naval history; Social/political commentary; Caricature; Oliver Perry
Ink; Paint; Paper (wove)
Etched, Hand colored, Painted
9.724 (H) , 14.874 (W) , 9.291 (Image H) , 14.567 (Image W)
24.7 (H) , 37.78 (W) , 9.291 (Image H) , 14.567 (Image W)
OH is at the maximum. OW is at the bottom.
Text available soon.
[Book] Murrell, William. 1967 A History of American Graphic Humor. 2 vols.
• This publication includes a quote fro Amos Doolittle, indicating that he is the artist who created this print. See p. 61.
[Book] Groce, George C & Wallace, David H. 1957 The New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860.
• See pp. 183-84.
[Book] Shadwell, Wendy J. 1969 American Printmaking: The First 150 Years.
• See p. 50 and plate 97.