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On Display: House - Flock Room
Print (Mezzotint)
To the Merchants of Boston this View of the LIGHTHOUSE// is most humbly presented By their Humble Serv\t. W\m. Burgis
William Burgis
1729-1729
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Burgis (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1990.0074 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1990.0074 A
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
To the Merchants of Boston this View of the LIGHTHOUSE// is most humbly presented By their Humble Serv\t. W\m. Burgis
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William Burgis (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
Boston; Massachusetts; Suffolk; New England; United States; North America
Date
1729-1729
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: "W Burgis del. & fecit"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint with some burin work
- Engraving
Construction Description
Coarsely laid mezzotint ground, with some strengthening of image with engraved line (lighthouse) plus expected burin work on ship's rigging.
Dimensions (inches)
8.81 (H) x 12.12 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
22.38 (H) x 30.8 (W)
Measurement Notes
Plate Dimensions: H: 9 7/8" x W: 12 3/16" Image Dimensions: H: 8 13/16" x W: 12 1/8"
Publisher Date
01/01/1729
Place of Publication
Boston, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: p.126.Catalogue: 1963 American Art from American Collections.
• Exhibition catalogue.Catalogue: 1967 American Paintings and Historical Prints from the Middendorf Collection.
Catalogue: Mayor, A. Hyatt, et al. 1969 American Printmaking: The First 150 Years.
Article: Holman, Richard B. 1915 The Burgis Views of New York and Boston. Proceedings of the Bostonian Society. 58: pp.29-50.
Article: Middendorf, J. W. 1958 Notes on Collecting American Historical Prints. The Walpole Society Notebook.
Book: Stark, James Henry. 1967 Antique Views of Boston.
Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.