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Print (Aquatint)
To the Cadets of the WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY this print is respectfully dedicated,/ by their friend and Servant Geo. Catlin.
John Hill, George Catlin
May 15 1828 (1828-1828)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Hill (Aquatinter, printer and colorist)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1958.2065 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2065 A
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
To the Cadets of the WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY this print is respectfully dedicated,/ by their friend and Servant Geo. Catlin.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Hill (Aquatinter, printer and colorist); George Catlin (Draftsman and publisher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
May 15 1828 (1828-1828)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: Engraved, Printed and Coloured by J. Hill.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: Drawn by G. Catlin.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath image
Inscription: Published May 15.\th 1828, by G. Catlin N. York, Copy Right secured according to Law.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
17.9 (H) x 23.8 (W) x 11.8 (Image H) x 18 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.5 (H) x 60.5 (W) x 29.9 (Image H) x 45.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.2 cm). Plate W: 19.5 in. (49.6 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
G. Catlin
Publisher Date
05/15/1828
Place of Publication
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
G. Catlin
Edition State
I
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Edition Notes
State I of II.
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. 277, p. 396.Book: Koke, Richard J. 1961 A Checklist of the American Engravings of John Hill (1770-1850), Master of Aquatint, Together with a List of Prints Colored by Him and a List of His Extant Original Drawings.
• Print listed as no. 132, pp. 57-59.Book: Fielding, Mantle. 1917 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel: Biographical Sketches and Check-Lists of Engravings. A Supplement to David McNeely Stauffer's American Engravers.
• Print listed as no. 603.Article: Moss, Michael E. 1980 "Early Prints of the Military Academy in the West Point Museum,". Imprint. 5 (1): 20-23.