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Print (Mezzotint)
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN,/ A distinguished OFFICER in the CONTINENTIAL ARMY.
Thomas Hart
August 22 1776 (1776-1776)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Hart (Mezzotinter and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.0091.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1957.0091.002
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN,/ A distinguished OFFICER in the CONTINENTIAL ARMY.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Thomas Hart (Mezzotinter and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
August 22 1776 (1776-1776)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center
Inscription: Publish'd as the Act directs 22 Aug,,\t 1776 by Tho.\s Hart.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint with minimal burin work
Dimensions (inches)
15.7 (H) x 11.6 (W) x 13.9 (Image H) x 10 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
39.9 (H) x 29.4 (W) x 35.2 (Image H) x 25.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.8 cm). Plate W: 10.0 in. (25.5 cm). Chain interval: (2.7 - 2.9 cm); laid line frequency: 9-10 per cm.
Publisher Summary
T. Hart
Publisher Date
08/22/1776
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
T. Hart
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
None
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. 64, p. 116.Book: Library of Congress & Cresswell, Donald H. 1975 The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints: A Checklist of 1765-1790 Graphics in the Library of Congress. Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell.
• Print listed as cat. no. 194.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. 12, p. 1717.