1968.0394.056 Print
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Print (Engraving)

  • Title:

    Marquis Cornwallis

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    David Edwin (Engraver)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1797-1831

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Stipple engraved, Line engraved

  • Museum Object Number:

    1968.0394.056


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Object Number

1968.0394.056

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Marquis Cornwallis

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

David Edwin (Engraver)
12//1776-02/22/1841
References: Appleton's Cylcopedia of American Biography; Groce and Wallace, Artists in America, 1564-1860 (1957). Edwin executed hundreds of stipple-engraved portraits of famous persons. See 68.394.1-.217.

Place of Origin

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

Date

1797-1831

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Center beneath image; Edwin sc.

Subjects

Portrait; Military

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

8.99 (H) , 5.1 (W) , 4.9 (Image H) , 3.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.83 (H) , 13 (W) , 4.9 (Image H) , 3.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at right. OW at top. Print H: 8.3 in. (21.0 cm). Print W: 4.4 in. (11.3 cm). No plate marks.

Watermark

none

Object Description

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