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Print (Line engraving)
[Wegens de Staat der Engelsche Natie, in't Jaar 1778] [Regarding the State of the English Nation, in the Year 1778]
1780-1780
Category
Prints and Maps
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1957.1263
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1957.1263
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
[Wegens de Staat der Engelsche Natie, in't Jaar 1778] [Regarding the State of the English Nation, in the Year 1778]
Category
Prints and Maps
Place of Origin
Netherlands; Europe
Date
1780-1780
Subject(s)
- Social/political commentary
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
8.8 (H) x 12 (W) x 6.8 (Image H) x 10.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.3 (H) x 30.4 (W) x 17.2 (Image H) x 25.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 7.7 in. (19.5 cm). Plate W: 10.2 in. (26.0 cm). Chain intervals: 3.4-3.8 cm; laid line frequency: 8 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1991 To Please Every Taste: Eighteenth-Century Prints from the Winterthur Museum.
• Published: no. 51, pp.138-139.Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 103, pp. 166-167.Book: Library of Congress & Cresswell, Donald H. 1975 The American Revolution in Drawings and Prints: A Checklist of 1765-1790 Graphics in the Library of Congress. Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell.
• See nos. 726, 781.Book: Berg, Dan & Dolmetsch, Joan D. 1976 Rebellion and Reconciliation: Satirical Prints on the Revolution at Williamsburg.
• See pp. 94-95.Article: Keys, Willard E. 01//1941 The Cow and the Sleeping Lion. Antiques. 39 (1): 25-27.
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. 5726A, pp. 449-450.Book: Drakard, David. 1992 Printed English Pottery. History and Humour in the reign of George III 1760-1820.
• Same subject printed on English ceramics: p. 153, nos. 409-410.