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Print (Etching)
The Colossus of the North; or The Striding Boreas.
Robert Baldwin
December 1 1774 (1774-1774)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Robert Baldwin (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0042 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1976.0042 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
The Colossus of the North; or The Striding Boreas.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Robert Baldwin (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
December 1 1774 (1774-1774)
Subject(s)
- Social/political commentary
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
7.4 (H) x 8.7 (W) x 5.2 (Image H) x 6.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.7 (H) x 22.2 (W) x 13.1 (Image H) x 16.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 6.3 in. (15.9 cm). Plate W: 7.54 in. (19.15 cm). Chain interval: 2.7-2.8 cm.
Publisher Summary
R. Baldwin
Publisher Date
12/01/1774
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
R. Baldwin
Edition Watermark
Fleur-de-lis
Edition Notes
Page from The London Magazine; or, Gentleman's monthly intelligencer (London: Printed for R. Baldwin, [December 1, 1774]).
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. 90, pp. 145-147.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.
• Print listed as no. 675.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. 5242, pp. 175-176.