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Print (Engraving)
Title page from The Death of Abel: In Five Books, From the German of Gessner, with New Idyls. (Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas L. Plowman, 1802).
William Harrison Jr., David Edwin, Salomon Gessner, Mrs. Mary Mitchell Collyer, Thomas L. Plowman
1802
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Harrison Jr. (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1968.0395.008
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1968.0395.008
Object Name
Print (Engraving)
Title
Title page from The Death of Abel: In Five Books, From the German of Gessner, with New Idyls. (Philadelphia: Printed by Thomas L. Plowman, 1802).
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William Harrison Jr. (Engraver); David Edwin (Engraver); Salomon Gessner (Author); Mrs. Mary Mitchell Collyer (Translator); Thomas L. Plowman (Printer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1802
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Left and right beneath title
Inscription: Harrison Jun.\r Sculp.\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: D. Edwin sc.\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: PHILADELPHIA:/ Printed by Tho.\s :. Plowman./ 1802.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Stipple engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
8.8 (H) x 5.3 (W) x 7.49 (Image H) x 4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.4 (H) x 13.4 (W) x 19.02 (Image H) x 10.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH at right. OW at top. Print H: 8.1 in. (20.7 cm). Print W: 4.62 in. (11.72 cm). Plate measurements not available.
Publisher Date
01/01/1802
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Samuel Gessner, Der Tod Abels (Zurich: 1758), was translated into English by Mrs. Mary Mitchell Collyer. It appears to have been first published in London and Boston in 1762.