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Print (Engraving)
Title page from William Wirt, The Letters of the British Spy, 5th ed. (Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, Jr., William Fry, 1813).
David Edwin, Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, William Wirt, Fielding Lucas Jr., William Fry
1813-1813
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
David Edwin (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1968.0394.211
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1968.0394.211
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
Title page from William Wirt, The Letters of the British Spy, 5th ed. (Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, Jr., William Fry, 1813).
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
David Edwin (Engraver); Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin (Artist); William Wirt (Author); Fielding Lucas Jr. (Publisher); William Fry (Printer)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1813-1813
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: Edwin sc.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: BALTIMORE/ Published by Fielding Lucas jr./ FRY_ Printer.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Stipple engraved
- Crayon manner engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
12 (H) x 9.5 (W) x 4.41 (Image H) x 2.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
30.6 (H) x 24.2 (W) x 11.19 (Image H) x 5.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH near left. OW at bottom. Print H: 4.9 in. (12.4 cm). Print W: 2.9 in. (7.3 cm). No plate marks.
Publisher Summary
F. Lucas
Publisher Date
01/01/1813
Place of Publication
Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
F. Lucas
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Title page from William Wirt, The Letters of the British Spy, 5th ed. (Baltimore: Fielding Lucas, Jr., William Fry, 1813). Letters of a British Spy was first published in 1803.