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On Display: House - Shipley Room
Print (Line engraving)
BENJAMIN LAY.
Henry Dawkins, William Williams Sr.
1810-1850
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Dawkins (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1966.0110
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1966.0110
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
BENJAMIN LAY.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Henry Dawkins (Engraver); William Williams Sr. (Painter)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1810-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: W Williams Pinx.\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: HD. Fecit.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Quaker
- Temperance
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
14.4 (H) x 10.7 (W) x 8.5 (Image H) x 7.11 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36.7 (H) x 27.2 (W) x 21.7 (Image H) x 18.05 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 9.8 in. (25.0 cm). Plate W: 7.4 in. (18.9 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
none
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Sawitzky, William. 05//1937 William Williams, First Instructor of Benjamin West. Antiques. 30 (5): 240-242.
• For the painting, see pp. 240-242.Thesis: Cole, Wilford P. 1966 Henry Dawkins, Engraver. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
• Print listed as no.3, pp.58-60.