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GENERAL ARNOLD.
Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, Benoît Louis Prévost, J. Fielding, J. Sewell, and J. Debrett
March 1 1783 (1783-1783)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Pierre Eugène Du Simitière (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1981.0065
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1981.0065
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
GENERAL ARNOLD.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Pierre Eugène Du Simitière (Draftsman); Benoît Louis Prévost (Engraver); J. Fielding, J. Sewell, and J. Debrett (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
March 1 1783 (1783-1783)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Center below image
Inscription: Drawn from Life at Philadelphia by Du Similiere.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Published Mar. 1.\st 1783, by I.Fielding Pater-noster Row, I.Sewell, Cornhill and I. Debrett, Piccadilly._
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Book illustration
- Portrait
- Military
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
8.5 (H) x 5.1 (W) x 5.8 (Image H) x 3.67 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21.6 (H) x 13 (W) x 14.7 (Image H) x 9.31 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at top. Plate H: 6.0 in. (15.3 cm). Plate W: 4.1 in. (10.4 cm). Plate marks very faint. Chain interval: 3.1 cm; laid lines per cm not measured.
Publisher Summary
J. Fielding, J. Sewell, and J. Debrett
Publisher Date
03/01/1783
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Fielding, J. Sewell, and J. Debrett
Edition Watermark
Partial at top left corner: "IV" (inverted); unidentified.
Edition Notes
One of a set of thirteen engravings after portraits drawn by Du Simitière that was published in The European Magazine, 89 vols. (London: 1782-1826). Volume and issue no. need to be found. One of two prints from this series published in The European Magazine, 81.65-.66.