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Print (Mezzotint)
The ERUPTION of MOUNT ETNA in 1787.
Edward Savage
December 9 1799 (1799-1799)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward Savage (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1976.0164
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1976.0164
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The ERUPTION of MOUNT ETNA in 1787.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Edward Savage (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
December 9 1799 (1799-1799)
Subject(s)
- Landscape
- Historical
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
29 (H) x 20.5 (W) x 25.3 (Image H) x 19.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
73.6 (H) x 52 (W) x 64.2 (Image H) x 48.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 28.8 in. (73.2 cm). Plate W: 20.2 in. (51.4 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
E. Savage
Publisher Date
12/09/1799
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
E. Savage
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with 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. 312, pp. 444-445.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as cat. no. 2760, p.458.