Sketch of James Ward's painting in Mr. Earle's Gallery, Philadelphia, from "Atlas til Friherre Klinckowströms Bref om de Förente Staterne" (Atlas to accompany Baron Klinckowström's Letters Written on a Journey to the United States, 1818–20)
This etching reproduces the outlines of Ward's "The Liboya Serpent Seizing His Prey," a heroic struggle between a black man on horseback and a boa constrictor. Ward had first exhibited his painting in 1806 at the British Institution in London. When it came to America, the painting was shown in Philadelphia at an exhibition gallery established in 1819 by the painter Thomas Sully and James Earle, a framer and gilder. The gallery continued to operate until 1846.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sketch of James Ward's painting in Mr. Earle's Gallery, Philadelphia, from "Atlas til Friherre Klinckowströms Bref om de Förente Staterne" (Atlas to accompany Baron Klinckowström's Letters Written on a Journey to the United States, 1818–20)
- Series/Portfolio: Atlas til Friherre Klinckowströms Bref om de Förente Staterne (Atlas to accompany Baron Klinckowström's Letters Written on a Journey to the United States, 1818–20)
- Artist: After James Ward (British, London 1769–1859 Chestnut, Hertfordshire)
- Author: Relates to Axel Klinckowström (Swedish, 1775–1837)
- Date: 1824
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 6 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (16.5 × 21.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 1/16 × 10 1/4 in. (18 × 26 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1965(10)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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