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Print (Etching)
Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart, Moritz Furst
1900-1950
Description
The engagement between USS Wasp and HMS Reindeer took place in the English Channel on June 28, 1814. The Wasp sank the Reindeer in less than thirty minutes.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart (Etcher)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1969.0211.007
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of the University Archives, Princeton University
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Object Number
1969.0211.007
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Category
Prints and Maps - Maps and Prints Study Collection
Creator (Role)
Jules Ferdinand Jacquemart (Etcher); Moritz Furst (Medalist)
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1900-1950
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Jules Jacquemart agua forti
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left on obverse
Inscription: FURST. F.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right on reverse
Inscription: FURST. F.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
9.4 (H) x 12 (W) x 4.28 (Image H) x 8.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.9 (H) x 30.4 (W) x 10.88 (Image H) x 21.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H near right. W at center. Plate H: 4.8 in. (12.2 cm). Plate W: 8.7 in. (22.1 cm). Plate marks very faint. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
Edition State
Modern restrike
Edition Watermark
none
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Loubat, J. F. & Jacquemart, Jules Ferdinand. 1878 The Medallic History of the United States of America, 1776-1876.
Book: Lossing, Benson John. 1868 Lossing's Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812.
• Published: p. 980Article: Johns, Jeremy Rowett. 10//2015 "His Majesty's Bad Bargain: Richard Johns and his naval pension". The Mariner's Mirror. 101 (4)
• Battle between USS Wasp and HMS Reindeer; pp. 461-466