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On Display: House - Lancaster Room
Print (Mezzotint)
HENRY LAURENS ESQ.\R PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS, 1778.
Valentine Green, John Singleton Copley, John Stockdale
October 1 1782 (1782-1782)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Valentine Green (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1959.0116 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0116 A
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
HENRY LAURENS ESQ.\R PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN CONGRESS, 1778.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Valentine Green (Mezzotinter); John Singleton Copley (Painter); John Stockdale (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
October 1 1782 (1782-1782)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: Painted by J.S. Copley, R.A. Elect. 1782.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: Engraved by V. Green, Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector Palatine.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left, beneath title
Inscription: Publish'd Oct,,\r 1,,\st 1782, by J. Stockdale Bookseller, N,,\o 181 opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly, London.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Armorial device
- Portrait
- Native American
- American Indian
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
25.9 (H) x 16.9 (W) x 23.1 (Image H) x 15.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
65.8 (H) x 43 (W) x 58.8 (Image H) x 40.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 25.2 in. (64.0 cm). Plate W: 15.9 in. (40.5 cm). Chain interval: 3.3 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Publisher Summary
J. Stockdale
Publisher Date
10/01/1782
Place of Publication
181 Piccadilly, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Stockdale
Edition State
Scratch-letter proof
Edition Watermark
"IHS" in a circle, below a cross and above a heart; countermark of "T DUPUY FIN AUVERGNE"
Edition Notes
Chaloner-Smith records only one state, but this one appears to be an earlier impression as it is a scratch-letter proof.