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Print (Stipple etching)
Com,,\re Stephen Decatur.
Henry Hoppner Meyer, John Wesley Jarvis
1813-1820
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Hoppner Meyer (Etcher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0089.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1976.0089.001
Object Name
Print (Stipple etching)
Title
Com,,\re Stephen Decatur.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Henry Hoppner Meyer (Etcher); John Wesley Jarvis (Painter)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1813-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: Engraved by Henry Meyer from an original Picture by John W. Jarvis.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Stipple engraved
- Stipple Etched
- Crayon manner engraved
- Etched
Dimensions (inches)
13.8 (H) x 11.3 (W) x 8.2 (Image H) x 6.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35 (H) x 28.8 (W) x 20.8 (Image H) x 17 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Image H and W near center. Chain interval: 1.5-2.2 cm; laid lines 9-10 per cm.
Edition State
Proof with letters
Edition Notes
Proof state with letters (source unknown).
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. 223, p. 329.Book: Olds, Irving Sands. 1951 Bits and Pieces of American History.
• Print listed as no. 445.