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Print (Mezzotint)
The BOSTONIANS in DISTRESS.
Philip Dawe, Robert Sayer & John Bennett
November 19 1774 (1774-1774)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Philip Dawe (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1259
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1259
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The BOSTONIANS in DISTRESS.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Philip Dawe (Mezzotinter); Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
November 19 1774 (1774-1774)
Subject(s)
- Social/political commentary
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Engraving
Dimensions (inches)
13.6 (H) x 10 (W) x 13 (Image H) x 10 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.5 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 32.9 (Image H) x 25.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Trimmed within platemark. Plate W: 10.0 in. (25.3 cm). Chain interval: 2.6-2.7 cm; laid line frequency: 9 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
Robert Sayer & John Bennett
Publisher Date
11/17/1774
Place of Publication
53 Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
Robert Sayer & John Bennett
Edition Watermark
"P. TOMAS FIN DANGOUMOIS"
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. 94, p. 151.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. 89, p. 38.Book: The British Museum & George, Mary Dorothy. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 5.
• Print listed as no. 5241, pp. 174-175.