MR. JEFFERSON MR. BLISSETT./ in the Characters of Dr. Smugface & Dr. Dablancour in the Budget of Blunders.
David Edwin, Charles Robert Leslie, Stephen Cullen Carpenter, Bradford and Inskeep, William M'Ilkenny
1810-1811
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
David Edwin (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
Ink
Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1968.0394.096
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1968.0394.096
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
MR. JEFFERSON MR. BLISSETT./ in the Characters of Dr. Smugface & Dr. Dablancour in the Budget of Blunders.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
David Edwin (Engraver); Charles Robert Leslie (Artist); Stephen Cullen Carpenter (Author); Bradford and Inskeep (Publisher); William M'Ilkenny (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Secondary Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1810-1811
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: C.R. Leslie.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: Edwin sc.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center below legend
Inscription: Engrav'd for Mirror of Taste
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
Portrait
Literary scene
Materials
Ink
Paper (wove)
Techniques
Stipple engraved
Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
5.6 (H) x 8.7 (W) x 4.56 (Image H) x 5.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.1 (H) x 22.2 (W) x 11.58 (Image H) x 14.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH at left. OW at bottom. Print H: 4.9 in. (12.5 cm). Print W: 8.2 in. (20.8 cm). Plate H not available. Plate W: 8.0 in. (20.2 cm).
Publisher Summary
Bradford and Inskeep
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
Bradford and Inskeep
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Illustration from S.C. Carpenter, The Mirror of taste, and Dramatic censor (Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep; Boston: William M'Ilkenny, 1810-11).