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Print (Etching)
AMERICA GUIDED BY WISDOM:/ An Allegorical representation of the United States, denoting their Independence and prosperity.
Benjamin Tanner, John James Barralet
1800-1815
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Benjamin Tanner (Engraver)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1958.0023.001 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1958.0023.001 A
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
AMERICA GUIDED BY WISDOM:/ An Allegorical representation of the United States, denoting their Independence and prosperity.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Benjamin Tanner (Engraver); John James Barralet (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1800-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: DRAWN BY JOHN J. BARRALETT
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: ENGRAVED BY B. TANNER.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- George Washington
- Political figure
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
17.8 (H) x 24.1 (W) x 15 (Image H) x 22.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.1 (H) x 61.3 (W) x 38.2 (Image H) x 56.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 17.5 in. (44.4 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 23.7 in. (60.2 cm).
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
none
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. 324, pp. 459-60.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 6, p. 16.Article: Richards, Nancy E. 10//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part I. Antiques. 100 (4): 586-590.
• Published: fig. no. 6, p. 590.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Variant: no. 3115, p. 513.