Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
Ink
Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1968.0394.131
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1968.0394.131
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
Napoleon Buonaparte.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
David Edwin (Engraver); Willem Lodewyk Van-Ess (Author); John Binns (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1809-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Center beneath image
Inscription: D. Edwin sc.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
Portrait
Military
Materials
Ink
Paper (wove)
Techniques
Stipple engraved
Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
12.03 (H) x 9.6 (W) x 4.1 (Image H) x 2.76 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.55 (H) x 24.4 (W) x 10.3 (Image H) x 7.02 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH at left. OW at top. Print H: 8.2 in. (20.8 cm). Print W: 4.78 in. (12.15 cm). No plate marks.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Frontipsiece from volume one of Willem Lodewyk Van-Ess, The life of Napoleon Buonaparte
containing every authentic particular ... with a concise history of the events, that have occasioned his unparalled elevation ... including memoirs and original anecdotes of the imperial family, and the most celebrated characters that have appeared in France during the Revolution, 4 vols. (Philadel