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Print (Aquatint)
ENGAGEMENT between the U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION CAPT. HULL rating 44 Guns & the BRITISH FRIGATE GUERRIERE CAPT. DACRES rated 38 Guns.
Francis Kearney, Thomas Birch, J. Pierie & F. Kearney
1812
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Francis Kearney (Aquatinter and etcher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.0810 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0810 A
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
ENGAGEMENT between the U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION CAPT. HULL rating 44 Guns & the BRITISH FRIGATE GUERRIERE CAPT. DACRES rated 38 Guns.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Francis Kearney (Aquatinter and etcher); Thomas Birch (Painter); J. Pierie & F. Kearney (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1812
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Design'd by T. Birch.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: F. Kearney Aquatint.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- Naval history
- Seascape
- Military
- War of 1812
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Line Etched with burin work
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.9 (H) x 18.2 (W) x 11.75 (Image H) x 17 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35.4 (H) x 46.3 (W) x 29.84 (Image H) x 43.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available; trimmed within plate marks.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Edition Watermark
Bottom left corner: "T G & Co"
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Watermark of Thomas Gilpin & Company (Gilpin Paper Mill).
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. 309, pp. 440-441.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 70, p. 36.Book: Olds, Irving Sands. 1951 Bits and Pieces of American History.
• See no. 123.