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Print (Mezzotint)
Reverend Joseph Pilmore
Charles Willson Peale
1787
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Willson Peale (Painter and mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1959.1520 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.1520 A
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
Reverend Joseph Pilmore
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Charles Willson Peale (Painter and mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin probably Philadelphia.
Date
1787
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center beneath image
Inscription: painted & Engraved by C·W·Peale 1787.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Clergy
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Engraving
Dimensions (inches)
8.12 (H) x 6.87 (W) x 6 (Image H) x 4.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.62 (H) x 17.45 (W) x 15.3 (Image H) x 12.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H and W of paper support. H (image with border): 6.3 in. (16.0 cm). W (image with border): 5.2 in. (13.3 cm).
Publisher Summary
C. Peale
Publisher Date
01/01/1787
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
C. Peale
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
See 59.1521a for first impression with border.
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. 186, pp. 288-9. First impression, 59.1521,Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 2425, p. 400.