The Constitution and Guerriere.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Horace Thayer & Co. American, 1852

After a work byAfter a work by Cornelius Tiebout American, 1777 - 1832

Date1852-1854

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/8 x 12 1/2in. (20.6 x 31.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionTwo warships are engaged in combat in the middle of a choppy sea. The Guerriere, on the left, has lost all three masts. Two men are trying to retrieve a British flag which has fallen into the water. The Constitution, on the right, has holes in the sails and broken spars. An American flag flies from the stern. Men on the Constitution cheer and wave. Other men fight with swords and muskets.

Object number2006.42.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE CONSTITUTION AND GUERRIERE. / 427."

On verso, in pencil: lower left, "A98787"; center, "30"; lower right, accession number.

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