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Print (Line etching)
Political Electricity; or, An Historical & Prophetical Print in the Year 1770.
Mercurius & Apelles, Bute & Wilkes
1770-1770
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mercurius & Apelles (Engraver)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1960.0058
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1960.0058
Object Name
Print (Line etching)
Title
Political Electricity; or, An Historical & Prophetical Print in the Year 1770.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Mercurius & Apelles (Engraver); Bute & Wilkes (Designer)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1770-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: Mercurius & Apelles fec.\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: Bute & Wilkes inven.\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath legend
Inscription: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Social/political commentary
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Line Etched
Dimensions (inches)
28.3 (H) x 16.5 (W) x 22.9 (Image H) x 16.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
72 (H) x 41.8 (W) x 58.2 (Image H) x 41.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 27.9 in. (70.9 cm). Plate W: 16.5 in. (41.8 cm).
Publisher Date
01/01/1770
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
Lily in a crowned shield with the initials "LVG" beneath.
Edition Notes
State II, with the engraver's address altered from "Vercticus & Junius fec.\t" to "Mercurius & Apelles fec.\t". Watermark is a Van Gelder Strassburg lily.
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. 88, pp. 142-143.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 87, p. 38.Book: The British Museum & Stephens, Frederic George. 1883 Catalogue of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum: Political and Personal Satires. 4.
• Print listed as no. 4422, pp. 649-660.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.
• Listed as no. 656.