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Print (Etching)
BUNKERS HILL/ or America's Head Dress/ CUPID'S TOWER./ Fair tresses Man's imperial race ensnare,/ And beauty draws us with a single hair
Matthew and Mary Darly
March 1 1776 (1776-1776)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Matthew and Mary Darly (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1954.0051.003 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1954.0051.003 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
BUNKERS HILL/ or America's Head Dress/ CUPID'S TOWER./ Fair tresses Man's imperial race ensnare,/ And beauty draws us with a single hair
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Matthew and Mary Darly (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
March 1 1776 (1776-1776)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath title at right image
Inscription: Pub\d March 1, 1776 by MDarley 39 Strand.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Caricature
- Social/political commentary
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
10.7 (H) x 17.7 (W) x 8.5 (Image H) x 6.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.3 (H) x 45 (W) x 21.6 (Image H) x 16.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 9.8 in. (24.8 cm). Plate W: 6.9 in. (17.6 cm). Chain interval: 2.5-2.6 cm; laid line frequency: 8 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
Matthew and Mary Darly
Publisher Date
03/01/1776
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
Matthew and Mary Darly
Edition Watermark
Countermark of "IV"
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
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. 100, pp. 162-163.Book: Library of Congress & Cresswell, Donald H. 1975 The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints: A Checklist of 1765-1790 Graphics in the Library of Congress. Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell.
• Published: no. 699 (listed).Book: The British Museum & George, Mary Dorothy. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 5.
• Published: no. 5330, p. 219 (listed).