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Print (Mezzotint)
THE ALTERNATIVE OF WILLIAMS-BURG.
Robert Sayer & John Bennett
February 16 1775 (1775-1775)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1256
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1256
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
THE ALTERNATIVE OF WILLIAMS-BURG.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
February 16 1775 (1775-1775)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett, N.\o 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs, 16 Feb. 1775.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Social/political commentary
- John Wilkes
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Engraving
Dimensions (inches)
17.3 (H) x 12.3 (W) x 14 (Image H) x 10 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
44 (H) x 31.3 (W) x 35.6 (Image H) x 25.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 14.3 in. (36.3 cm). Plate W: 10.5 in. (26.7 cm). Chain interval: 2.6-2.7 cm; laid line frequency: 10 per cm. Frame H: 16.9 in. (42.9 cm). Frame W: 12.9 in. (32.7 cm). Frame D: 0.8 in. (2.1 cm). H at left. W at bottom. D at bottom left.
Publisher Summary
Robert Sayer & John Bennett
Publisher Date
02/16/1775
Place of Publication
53 Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
Robert Sayer & John Bennett
Edition Watermark
"PTOMAS/ FIN/ DANGOUMOIS"
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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. 91, p. 39.Thesis: Hurst, Neal. 2015 For the Heat is Beyond Your Conception: Men's Summer Dress in the American South During the Long Eighteenth-Century. M.A. Winterthur Winterthur Program in American Material Culture