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Print (Etching)
SUMMER
B. Plen
1790-1810
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
B. Plen (Publisher and printseller)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.0590.002 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0590.002 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
SUMMER
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
B. Plen (Publisher and printseller)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: Printed & Sold by B. PLEN./ Philad.\a
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- Genre scene
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line Etched with minimal burin work
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
11.8 (H) x 9.8 (W) x 10.5 (Image H) x 8.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.9 (H) x 25 (W) x 26.6 (Image H) x 22.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.8-2.9 cm; laid lines 8 per cm.
Publisher Summary
B. Plen
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
B. Plen
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
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. 350, p. 490.Book: Shadwell, Wendy J. 1969 American Printmaking: The First 150 Years.
• Print listed as no. 103.