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On Display: House - Winterthur Hall
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
View of the Delaware from the house of Joseph Bonaparte New Jersey.
Thomas Birch
1817-1820
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Birch (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Graphite
- Watercolor
- Wash
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1959.0040.004 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0040.004 A
Object Name
Drawing (Watercolor drawing)
Title
View of the Delaware from the house of Joseph Bonaparte New Jersey.
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Thomas Birch (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
New Jersey; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1817-1820
Subject(s)
- Landscape
Materials
- Graphite
- Watercolor
- Wash
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.4 (H) x 13.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.8 (H) x 34.2 (W)
Measurement Notes
Frame H: 11.6 in. (29.5 cm). Frame W: 15.6 in. (39.7 cm). Frame D: 0.9 in. (2.3 cm). H at left. W at bottom. D at bottom left.
Edition Watermark
"J. Whatman, 1811"
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Nygren, Edward J. & Robertson, Bruce. 1986 Views and Visions: American Landscape before 1830.
• Painting of Bonaparte's house illustrated on p. 43.Article: Stroud, Patricia Tyson. 10//2002 Point Breeze: Joseph Bonaparte's American Retreat. Antiques. 130-139.
Article: Hofer, Margaret K. & Olson, Roberta J. M. 10//2002 Napoleon's Fauteuil: From Paris to Point Breeze. Antiques. 140-149.