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SILAS DEAN, Esq.
William Angus, Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, Benoît Louis Prévost, John Fielding
August 1 1783 (1783-1783)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Angus (Engraver)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1981.0066
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1981.0066
Object Name
Print (Line engraving)
Title
SILAS DEAN, Esq.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William Angus (Engraver); Pierre Eugène Du Simitière (Artist); Benoît Louis Prévost (Engraver); John Fielding (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Secondary Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
August 1 1783 (1783-1783)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: W: Angus sculp.
Type: Inscription
Location: Center below image
Inscription: Drawn from the Life by Dusimitiere, at Philadlelphia./ Publish'd Aug.\t 1 1783, by J. Fielding, N.\o 23, Paternoster Row.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Book illustration
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
Construction Description
Chain lines run horizontally across page.
Dimensions (inches)
8.12 (H) x 5 (W) x 5.9 (Image H) x 3.63 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20.62 (H) x 12.6 (W) x 15.1 (Image H) x 9.22 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 6.9 in. (17.5 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 4.5 in. (11.4 cm). Chain interval: 2.7 cm; laid lines per cm not measured.
Publisher Summary
J. Fielding
Publisher Date
08/01/1783
Place of Publication
No. 23, Pater Noster Row, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Fielding
Edition Watermark
none
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.