Commodore Stephen Decatur, U.S. Navy

Engraver Henry Meyer British
After John Wesley Jarvis American, born England
Sitter Stephen Decatur Jr. American
ca. 1830
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Commodore Stephen Decatur, U.S. Navy
  • Engraver: Henry Meyer (British, London 1780–1847 London)
  • Artist: After John Wesley Jarvis (American (born England), South Shields 1780–1840 New York)
  • Sitter: Stephen Decatur Jr. (American, 1779–1820)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: ca. 1830
  • Medium: Stipple engraving on chine collé
  • Dimensions: Plate: 15 1/16 × 13 in. (38.3 × 33 cm)
    Sheet: 19 5/16 × 14 13/16 in. (49 × 37.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.266
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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