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Print (Aquatint)
SPRIGS OF LAUREL.
William Strickland, John Kneass
1814-1854
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Strickland (Draftsman and engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1957.0811 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.0811 A
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
SPRIGS OF LAUREL.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William Strickland (Draftsman and engraver); John Kneass (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1814-1854
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Center beneath image
Inscription: Drawn & Engraved by W. Strickland.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Philadelphia. Pub. by John Kneass 125 Market St.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Maritime
- Naval history
- Seascape
- Military
- War of 1812
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched with burin work
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
20.8 (H) x 14.62 (W) x 19.9 (Image H) x 14.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
52.9 (H) x 37.135 (W) x 50.5 (Image H) x 36.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H taken 2" from left. W taken ¼" from bottom. Plate measurements not available. Image H taken 4¾" from left. Image W taken ¼" from bottom.
Publisher Summary
J. Kneass
Place of Publication
125 Market St., Philadelphia, Philadephia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
J. Kneass
Edition Watermark
none
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. 311, p. 443.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. 74, p. 35.Article: Richards, Nancy E. 11//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part II. Antiques. 100 (5): 734-739.
• Published: fig. no. 7, p. 738.Book: 1966 Thomas Birch 1779-1851: Paintings and Drawings.
• See nos. 58-64.Book: Fielding, Mantle. 1917 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel: Biographical Sketches and Check-Lists of Engravings. A Supplement to David McNeely Stauffer's American Engravers.
• Print listed as no. 1522, p. 260.