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THE MONUMENT TO DE KALB, WHO FELL FIGHTING BRAVELY IN DEFENCE OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN ON THE PLAINS OF CAMDEN, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 16.\TH 1780./ ERECT.\D IN THE TOWN OF CAMDEN, FRONT.\G THE PREBYTERIAN CHURCH: THE CORNER STONE LAID BY GEN.\L LA FAYETTE MARCH 9.\TH 1825; IN PRESENCE OF A LARGE CONCOURSE OF CITIZENS OF THE STATE.
Robert Mills, John Hill
September 1 1827 (1827-1827)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Mills (Architect and draftsman)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1971.0220
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1971.0220
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
THE MONUMENT TO DE KALB, WHO FELL FIGHTING BRAVELY IN DEFENCE OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN ON THE PLAINS OF CAMDEN, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AUGUST 16.\TH 1780./ ERECT.\D IN THE TOWN OF CAMDEN, FRONT.\G THE PREBYTERIAN CHURCH: THE CORNER STONE LAID BY GEN.\L LA FAYETTE MARCH 9.\TH 1825; IN PRESENCE OF A LARGE CONCOURSE OF CITIZENS OF THE STATE.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Mills (Architect and draftsman); John Hill (Etcher, printer and colorist)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
September 1 1827 (1827-1827)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Drawn & Design.\d by Rob.\t Mills
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: Engrav.\d Print.\d & Colour.\d by J.Hill.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Published Sept.\r 1.\st 1827 __ Copy Right secured according to Law.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Building view
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Line Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
17.77 (H) x 22.4 (W) x 12.12 (Image H) x 16.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.13 (H) x 57 (W) x 30.78 (Image H) x 40.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH at center. OW at bottom. Plate H: 13.7 in. (34.8 cm). Plate W: 18.7 in. (47.4 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Hill
Publisher Date
09/01/1827
Place of Publication
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
J. Hill
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with 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. 288, pp. 408-09.Book: Koke, Richard J. 1961 A Checklist of the American Engravings of John Hill (1770-1850), Master of Aquatint, Together with a List of Prints Colored by Him and a List of His Extant Original Drawings.
• No. III.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 1327.