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Print (Engraving)
GEORGE WASHINGTON./ The Saviour of his Country.
Amos Doolittle, Shelton & Kensett
1801-1805
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Amos Doolittle (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Cheshire; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1967.1525
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1525
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
GEORGE WASHINGTON./ The Saviour of his Country.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Amos Doolittle (Engraver); Shelton & Kensett (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Cheshire; Connecticut; New Haven; New England; United States; North America
Date
1801-1805
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Published by Shelton & Kensett
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: A.Doolittle Sc.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- American eagle
- George Washington
- Political figure
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Stipple engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
7.625 (H) x 5.8 (W) x 4 (Image H) x 3.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
19.367 (H) x 14.7 (W) x 10.1 (Image H) x 8.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 6.0 in. (15.3 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 4.4 in. (11.2 cm).
Publisher Summary
Shelton & Kensett
Place of Publication
Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
Publisher Name
Shelton & Kensett
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Hart lists this impression as a variant of no. 507, an illustration for the January 1801 Connecticut Magazine.
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. 211, p. 316.Book: Hart, Charles Henry. 1904 Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington.
• Print listed as no. 507a.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 520, p. 89.