Peter Maverick, Jonathan Swift, William Durell & Co.
1813
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Peter Maverick (Engraver)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
Ink
Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1966.0209.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1966.0209.002
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
EARL of OXFORD
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Peter Maverick (Engraver); Jonathan Swift (Author); William Durell & Co. (Publisher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Book published in New York.
Secondary Place of Origin
Newark; New Jersey; Essex; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Origin Notes
Maverick engraved plate in Newark.
Date
1813
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath image
Inscription: P. Maverick sc._Newark N.J.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center
Inscription: Published by W. Durell & Co. 1813.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
Book illustration
Portrait
Materials
Ink
Paper (wove)
Techniques
Stipple engraved
Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
7.6 (H) x 4.5 (W) x 4.8 (Image H) x 2.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.3 (H) x 11.4 (W) x 12.3 (Image H) x 6.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 6.0 in. (15.2 cm). Plate W: 4.2 in. (10.6 cm).
Publisher Summary
William Durell & Co.
Publisher Date
01/01/1813
Place of Publication
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
William Durell & Co.
Edition Notes
Frontispiece from volume XXI of Jonathan Swift, Works, 24 vols. (New York: William Durell & Co.,1812-1813). There is a defect in the printing of this engraving in the stipple ground at upper left.