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BENJAMIN RUSH M.D.
David Edwin, Thomas Sully, Samuel C. Atkinson
1829-1830
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
1968.0394.164
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1968.0394.164
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
BENJAMIN RUSH M.D.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
David Edwin (Engraver); Thomas Sully (Painter); Samuel C. Atkinson (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1829-1830
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: PAINTED BY SULLY.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: ENGRAVED BY EDWIN.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center below legend
Inscription: Published by S.C. Atkinson for the Casket.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Stipple engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
12.1 (H) x 9.63 (W) x 6.6 (Image H) x 4.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.7 (H) x 24.45 (W) x 16.76 (Image H) x 10.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH at right. OW at top. Print H: 8.6 in. (21.9 cm). Print W: 5.1 in. (12.9 cm). No plate marks.
Publisher Summary
S. Atkinson
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
S. Atkinson
Edition State
Probably a late state
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
lllustration probably from The Casket (Philadelphia: Samuel C. Atkinson, 1829-30). Volume and issue no. need to be identified. Atkinson and Charles Alexander first published The Casket: Flowers of Literature, Wit, and Sentiment in 1826. Atkinson continued its publication until 1840, changing the title twice during the 1830s, to Atkinson's Casket (1831-39) and The Casket and Philadelphia Monthy Magazine (1839).