Reproductive Engravings: Annette, Incognita, The Dead Soldier
ArtistDrawn by
Seth Wells Cheney
(American, 1810 - 1856)
PrintmakerEngraved by
Seth Wells Cheney
(American, 1810 - 1856)
PrintmakerEngraved by
John Cheney
(American, 1801 - 1885)
After a work byAfter a work by
Joseph Wright
(English, 1734 - 1797)
After a work byAfter a work by
Edward Greene Malbone
(American, 1777 - 1807)
Datemid 19th century
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 7/8in. (9.2 x 7.3cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 7/8 x 5in. (17.5 x 12.7cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
Object number2008.38.22-.24
DescriptionSubjects include a woman weeping over the hand of a dead man wearing a military uniform. She is holding an infant. Ranks of soldiers and a man on horseback are in the background. The other two engravings are bust-length pictures of young women, one of them holding a book.
Status
Not on view
