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Print (Etching)
The Ballance of Power
R. S., Robert Wilkinson
January 17 1781 (1781-1781)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
R. S. (Etcher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1975.0117
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation
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Object Number
1975.0117
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
The Ballance of Power
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
R. S. (Etcher); Robert Wilkinson (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
January 17 1781 (1781-1781)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right above ground within image
Inscription: RS (conjoined)
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: London, Published as y\e Act directs, Jan.\y 17. 1781. by R. Wilkinson, at N.\o 58 in Cornhill.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Caricature
- Social/political commentary
- Native American
- American Indian
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.8 (H) x 13.38 (W) x 8.8 (Image H) x 13.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.8 (H) x 34 (W) x 22.4 (Image H) x 33.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate measurements not available. Chain intervals: 2.4-2.8 cm; 8 laid lines per cm.
Publisher Summary
R. Wilkinson
Publisher Date
01/17/1781
Place of Publication
No. 58 Cornhill, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
R. Wilkinson
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. 105, pp. 168-9.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.
• Listed as no. 5827.