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Print (Etching)
The SIEGE OF RHODE ISLAND, taken from M.\r Brindley's House,/ on the 25.\th of August, 1778.
David Henry
1779-1779
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
David Henry (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0225
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1976.0225
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
The SIEGE OF RHODE ISLAND, taken from M.\r Brindley's House,/ on the 25.\th of August, 1778.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
David Henry (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1779-1779
Subject(s)
- Historical
- Landscape
- Military
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line Etched with minimal burin work
Dimensions (inches)
8.1 (H) x 10.2 (W) x 5.8 (Image H) x 8.48 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.7 (H) x 25.8 (W) x 14.8 (Image H) x 21.55 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at top. Plate H: 6.24 in. (15.86 cm). Plate W: 8.92 in. (22.65 cm). Chain interval: 2.8 cm; laid lines 8-9 per cm.
Publisher Summary
D. Henry
Publisher Date
02/01/1779
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
D. Henry
Edition Notes
Published in February 1779 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine (London: Printed for David Henry), between pages 100 and 101.
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. 31, pp. 82-83.