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Print (Etching)
Brother Jonathan Administering a Salutary Cordial to John Bull
Amos Doolittle, William Charles
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Amos Doolittle (Artist)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paint
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1963.0154 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by Caroline Clendenin Ryan Foundation
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Complete Details
Object Number
1963.0154 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
Brother Jonathan Administering a Salutary Cordial to John Bull
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Amos Doolittle (Artist); William Charles (Etcher)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probable origin is New Haven Connecticut, or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Subject(s)
- Military
- Landscape
- Naval history
- Social/political commentary
- Caricature
- Oliver Perry
Materials
- Ink
- Paint
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.724 (H) x 14.874 (W) x 9.291 (Image H) x 14.567 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.7 (H) x 37.78 (W) x 23.6 (Image H) x 37 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH is at the maximum. OW is at the bottom.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Murrell, William. 1967 A History of American Graphic Humor. 2 vols.
• This publication includes a quote fro Amos Doolittle, indicating that he is the artist who created this print. See p. 61.Book: Groce, George C & Wallace, David H. 1957 The New-York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860.
• See pp. 183-84.Book: Shadwell, Wendy J. 1969 American Printmaking: The First 150 Years.
• See p. 50 and plate 97.