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Print (Etching)
Plate III. The Engagement at the North Bridge in Concord.
Amos Doolittle
1775-1785
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Amos Doolittle (Etcher)
Place of Origin
New Haven; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1965.0024
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1965.0024
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
Plate III. The Engagement at the North Bridge in Concord.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Amos Doolittle (Etcher)
Place of Origin
New Haven; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Date
1775-1785
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: A. Doolittle Sculp\t
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Military
- Historical
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.5 (H) x 18.4 (W) x 11.7 (Image H) x 17.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.3 (H) x 46.8 (W) x 29.7 (Image H) x 44.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Trimmed within platemark. Chain interval: 2.7-2.8 cm; laid line frequency: 7 per cm. Frame H: 16.1 in. (40.8 cm). Frame W: 20.8 in. (52.8 cm). Frame D: 0.8 in. (2.1 cm). H at left. W at bottom. D at bottom left.
Place of Publication
New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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. 305, pp. 434-5.Article: Quimby, Ian M. G. "The Doolittle Engravings of the Battle of Lexington and Concord,". Winterthur Portfolio. 4: 83-108.
Book: Stokes, I. N. Phelps & Haskell, Daniel Carl. 1932 American Historical Prints: Early Views of American Cities, Etc.
• Print listed as 1775-C-5.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 528, pp. 434-5.