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Print (Mezzotint)
CHARLES LEE, Esq.\r/ MAJOR GENERAL of the CONTINENTAL ARMY in AMERICA.
C. Shepherd, Thomlinson
October 31 1775 (1775-1775)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
C. Shepherd (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Tempera
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1969.0946
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.0946
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
CHARLES LEE, Esq.\r/ MAJOR GENERAL of the CONTINENTAL ARMY in AMERICA.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
C. Shepherd (Publisher); Thomlinson (Painter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
October 31 1775 (1775-1775)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: Publishd as the Act directs 31 Oct.\r 1775 by C. Shepherd.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: Thomlinson pinx:
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Tempera
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint with some burin work
Dimensions (inches)
13.7 (H) x 9.4 (W) x 12.7 (Image H) x 9.5 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.9 (H) x 24 (W) x 32.2 (Image H) x 24.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Support H: 14.5 in. (36.8 cm). Support W: 14.25 in. (36.19 cm). Plate H: 14.5 in. (36.8 cm). Plate W: 10.2 in. (26.0 cm). Chain interval: 2.7 cm.
Publisher Summary
C. Shepherd
Publisher Date
10/31/1775
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
C. Shepherd
Edition State
I
Coloring
Hand colored with opaque watercolors
Edition Notes
Only one state recorded.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 66, p. 118.Book: Smith, John Chaloner. 1884 British Mezzotinto Portraits: Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the early part of the present century. 4. 1429-1780.
• Print listed as cat. no. 9, p. 1716.