Plate, Engraving
- Title:
- John Stark
- Object Name:
- Plate, Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1963.022
- Creator:
- Ritchie, Andrew (1782-1862) -- Artist; Pelton, Oliver (1798-1882) -- Engraver
- Date:
- 1842
- Description:
- Engraving plate, copper, John Stark. For the frontispiece of George Barstow, "The History of New Hampshire," Concord, 1842. Vertical rectangular copper plate engraved with portrait of John Stark in military uniform; image 4.5" x 3.65". Titled "MAJ. GENL. JOHN STARK." below image, with engraved signature "John Stark" in script below title. Just below image, center: "Painted by A. Ritchie."
- Material:
- Metal
Copper - Dimensions:
- H-9.4 W-6 D-0.05 inches
- Provenance:
- Typescript label on back of plate: "Engraving, (1842?) of John Stark (General). 1842 for Barston's History of New Hampshire after a lost painting by Andrew Ritchie, Jr. (1782-1862). Painting thought to date from 1831. Loss of painting possibly due to fire of 1872 in Boston. It was engraved by Oliver Pelton. Used also in Potter(?) Farmer's Monthly Visitor, 1853, and History of Manchester, 1856. Stipple work on the lapels. Rest line engraving."
See 2010.501.0993, print on paper. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Philip Marston
- People:
- Stark, John (1728-1822)
- Subjects:
- Stark, John, Printing plates, Engravings
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