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Exhibition

Independence and Identity: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints

OverviewExhibition Objects
His Excellency George Washington Esq-r., Charles Willson Peale American, Mezzotint, with hand coloring
His Excellency George Washington Esq-r.
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1777
General Washington, Benoit Louis Prevost French, Etching and engraving; first state (without title)
General Washington
Engraver Benoit Louis Prevost
After Pierre Eugène du Simitière
Sitter George Washington
1781
George Washington, First President of the United States, Nicolas Eustache Maurin French, Lithograph
George Washington, First President of the United States
Multiple artists/makers
1828
The American Rattlesnake Presenting Monsieur his Ally a Dish of Frogs, Anonymous, British, 18th century British, Etching with watercolor
The American Rattlesnake Presenting Monsieur his Ally a Dish of Frogs
Anonymous, British, 18th century
Publisher J. Barrow
November 8, 1782
The Patriotick Barber of New York, or the Captain in the Suds, Philip Dawe British, Mezzotint
The Patriotick Barber of New York, or the Captain in the Suds
Attributed to Philip Dawe
Publisher Robert Sayer and John Bennett
February 14, 1775
La Destruction de la Statue Royale à Nouvelle Yorck–Die Zerstörung der Königlichen Bild Säule zu Neu Yorck (Destruction of the Royal Statue at New York), Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Hand-colored etching and engraving
La Destruction de la Statue Royale à Nouvelle Yorck–Die Zerstörung der Königlichen Bild Säule zu Neu Yorck (Destruction of the Royal Statue at New York)
Engraver Anonymous, French, 18th century
After Franz Xavier Habermann
Publisher Basset
1776–77
L'Entré triumphale des Troupes royales a Nouvelle Yorck – Der Einzug der Königlichen Volcker in Neu Yorck [The Triumphal Entry of Royal Troops into New York], Anonymous, French, 18th century French, Hand-colored etching and engraving
L'Entré triumphale des Troupes royales a Nouvelle Yorck – Der Einzug der Königlichen Volcker in Neu Yorck [The Triumphal Entry of Royal Troops into New York]
Engraver Anonymous, French, 18th century
After Franz Xavier Habermann
Publisher Jacques François Chereau
1776–77
A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs, to Greenwich, on the North, or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point on the East, or Sound River, Shewing the Several Street, Publick Buildings, Docks, Fort, & Battery, with the true Form & Course of the Commanding Grounds with and without the Town, Survey'd in Winter 1766-66 [The Montresor Plan], Peter Andrews British, Etching and engraving; first state
A Plan of the City of New-York & its Environs, to Greenwich, on the North, or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point on the East, or Sound River, Shewing the Several Street, Publick Buildings, Docks, Fort, & Battery, with the true Form & Course of the Commanding Grounds with and without the Town, Survey'd in Winter 1766-66 [The Montresor Plan]
Multiple artists/makers
1768
A Plan of Operations of the King's Army, under the Command of General Sir William Howe, K.B., in New York and East New Jersey, against the American Forces Commanded by General Washington, From the 12th of October, to the 28th of November 1776..., Claude Joseph Sauthier French, Hand-colored etching and engraving
A Plan of Operations of the King's Army, under the Command of General Sir William Howe, K.B., in New York and East New Jersey, against the American Forces Commanded by General Washington, From the 12th of October, to the 28th of November 1776...
Cartographer Claude Joseph Sauthier
Engraver William Faden the Younger
Publisher William Faden the Younger
February 25, 1777
The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York, October 17th, 1777, Otto Knirsch American, born Germany, Hand-colored lithograph
The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York, October 17th, 1777
Otto Knirsch
After John Trumbull
Publisher Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier
1852
Lady Harriet Acland, Crossing the Hudson River to the American Lines, Presenting Her Safe Conduct, Robert Pollard British, Aquatint and etching on chine collé
Lady Harriet Acland, Crossing the Hudson River to the American Lines, Presenting Her Safe Conduct
Drawn, engraved and published by Robert Pollard
Engraver Aquatint by Francis Jukes
Subject Lady Christian Henrietta Caroline ("Harriet") Acland
November 15, 1784
Colonel Arnold, Who Commanded the Provincial Troops Sent against Quebec, through the Wilderness of Canada and Was Wounded in Storming that City, under General Montgomery, Thomas Hart (fictitious name) British, Mezzotint
Colonel Arnold, Who Commanded the Provincial Troops Sent against Quebec, through the Wilderness of Canada and Was Wounded in Storming that City, under General Montgomery
Publisher Thomas Hart
Publisher Johann Martin Will
Sitter Benedict Arnold
March 26, 1776
The Capture of Andre by John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart, at Tarrytown, New York, September 23, 1780, Currier & Ives American, Hand-colored lithograph
The Capture of Andre by John Paulding, David Williams and Isaac Van Wart, at Tarrytown, New York, September 23, 1780
Multiple artists/makers
1876
The Unfortunate Death of Major André, from Barnard's New, Complete and Authentic History of England, Jabez Goldar British, Etching and engraving
The Unfortunate Death of Major André, from Barnard's New, Complete and Authentic History of England
Multiple artists/makers
1782
Triumph of Patriotism– Washington Entering New York, 25 November 1783, Alexander Hay Ritchie American, born Scotland, Mixed method engraving
Triumph of Patriotism– Washington Entering New York, 25 November 1783
Multiple artists/makers
1858
A View of the Present Seat of War, at and Near New York, in An Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack for the year of Christian Æra, 1777, Nathaniel Low American, Woodcut and letterpress
A View of the Present Seat of War, at and Near New York, in An Astronomical Diary; or, Almanack for the year of Christian Æra, 1777
Publisher Nathaniel Low
Printer J. Gill
Printer T. & J. Fleet
1776
The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught, from The London Magazine, Anonymous, British, 18th century British, Engraving
The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught, from The London Magazine
Multiple artists/makers
May 1, 1774
Royal American Magazine, or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement, Vol. I, Isaiah Thomas American, Illustrations: engraving
Royal American Magazine, or Universal Repository of Instruction and Amusement, Vol. I
Multiple artists/makers
January–December 1774
The Battle of Bunker Hill, a dramatic piece, etc., Hugh Henry Brackenridge American, born Scotland, Illustrations: etching and engraving
The Battle of Bunker Hill, a dramatic piece, etc.
Multiple artists/makers
1776
United Colonies Continental Currency – Two Dollars, Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania American, Etching and engraving, and nature printing
United Colonies Continental Currency – Two Dollars
Printer Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 26, 1777
United States Continental Currency – Twenty Dollars, Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania American, Engraving, letterpress, and nature printing
United States Continental Currency – Twenty Dollars
Printer Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 26, 1778
United States Continental Currency – Forty Dollars, Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania American, Engraving, letterpress, and nature printing
United States Continental Currency – Forty Dollars
Printer Hall and Sellers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 26, 1778
New York Colonial Currency – One Pound, Hugh Gaine American, Engraving and letterpress
New York Colonial Currency – One Pound
Printer Hugh Gaine
February 16, 1771
Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett American and Mexican, Linocut printed in green and black
Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett
1952 (published 1968–70)
Scheveningen Fisherwoman, Willem van den Berg Dutch, Black and colored chalks on paper
Scheveningen Fisherwoman
Willem van den Berg
1932
Scheveningen Fisherman, Willem van den Berg Dutch, Black and brown fabricated chalk on paper
Scheveningen Fisherman
Willem van den Berg
1932
Farmhand, Dirk Hidde Nijland Dutch, Charcoal
Farmhand
Dirk Hidde Nijland
1909
Sledgehammers, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Monotype
Sledgehammers
Sybil Andrews
1933
SIlver Mine Worker in Pachuca, from "Mexican People", Francisco Mora Mexican, Lithograph
SIlver Mine Worker in Pachuca, from "Mexican People"
Francisco Mora
1946
A Henequén Worker, from "Estampas de Yucatán" (1946), Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Lithograph
A Henequén Worker, from "Estampas de Yucatán" (1946)
Alfredo Zalce
Publisher La Estampa Mexicana
Printer José Sánchez
1945
Die Pflüger (The Ploughmen), Käthe Kollwitz German, Aquatint and etching
Die Pflüger (The Ploughmen)
Käthe Kollwitz
1906
Peasant Woman Kneeling and Pulling Carrots, Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Black chalk and brush and wash
Peasant Woman Kneeling and Pulling Carrots
Vincent van Gogh
1885
Summer (Aestas), from "The Seasons", Pieter van der Heyden Netherlandish, Engraving; first state of two
Summer (Aestas), from "The Seasons"
Pieter van der Heyden
After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Publisher Hieronymus Cock
1570
Cover design for "Le Jour et la Nuit", Félix Bracquemond French, Pen and ink, brush and black wash, over graphite
Cover design for "Le Jour et la Nuit"
Félix Bracquemond
ca. 1879
In the Opera Box, Mary Cassatt American, Drawing for soft ground transfer
In the Opera Box
Mary Cassatt
ca. 1880
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery, Edgar Degas French, Soft ground, aquatint, etching, and drypoint; third state of nine
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery
Edgar Degas
Sitter Mary Cassatt
1879–80
Wooded Landscape at L'Hermitage, Pontoise, Camille Pissarro French, Soft ground, aquatint, spit bite, etching, and drypoint on Japanese paper; sixth state of six (per Shapiro)
Wooded Landscape at L'Hermitage, Pontoise
Camille Pissarro
1879
The Exhausted Ragpicker, Jean-François Raffaëlli French, Etching, drypoint, aquatint and spit bite
The Exhausted Ragpicker
Jean-François Raffaëlli
1880
Plate for "Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery", Edgar Degas French, Copperplate, etched and aquantinted, gold-plated
Plate for "Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery"
Edgar Degas
1879–80
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery, Edgar Degas French, Soft ground, aquatint, etching, and drypoint; unique impression of the fourth state of twenty
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery
Edgar Degas
1879–80
Sandwich Man, Joseph Vogel American, Lithograph
Sandwich Man
Joseph Vogel
Publisher WPA
1937–43
Shadow and Substance, Joseph Vogel American, Lithograph
Shadow and Substance
Joseph Vogel
Publisher WPA
1937–41
Vision #2, Joseph Vogel American, Lithograph
Vision #2
Joseph Vogel
Publisher WPA
1939–41
Tealeaf Reading, Joseph Vogel American, Lithograph
Tealeaf Reading
Joseph Vogel
Publisher WPA
1938–41
"None So Blind ...", Joseph Vogel American, Lithograph
"None So Blind ..."
Joseph Vogel
Publisher WPA
1937–41
Reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (above) and a View of the Castel S. Angelo (below), Jan Goeree Dutch, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, red chalk, lower image squared in black chalk; incised
Reconstruction of the Mausoleum of Hadrian (above) and a View of the Castel S. Angelo (below)
Jan Goeree
before 1704
Castello Sant' Angelo, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", Nicolas Beatrizet French, Engraving; first state of three (Robert-Dumesnil)
Castello Sant' Angelo, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"
Nicolas Beatrizet
ca. 1555–65
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching, undescribed first state with address of Bouchard
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Bouchard & Gravier
ca. 1756
Castello Sant' Angelo, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", Giulio de Musi Italian, Engraving and etching
Castello Sant' Angelo, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"
Giulio de Musi
1557
The Girandola at the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Louis Jean Desprez French, Etching with hand-coloring
The Girandola at the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome
Designed and hand colored by Louis Jean Desprez
Etched by Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1781–1784
Cathedral, Milan, Otto Henry Bacher American, Etching and roulette
Cathedral, Milan
Otto Henry Bacher
1886
Notre Dame, Fritz Beckert, Color lithograph
Notre Dame
Fritz Beckert
Publisher B. G. Teubner
1912
Tintern Abbey, Philip Pearlstein American, Sugar-lift aquatint with roulette
Tintern Abbey
Philip Pearlstein
Printer Orlando Condesso
Printer Nancy Brokopp
1979
Lincoln Cathedral: From the Castle, Frederick H. Evans British, Photogravure
Lincoln Cathedral: From the Castle
Frederick H. Evans
1896
St. Mary’s, Nottingham, Frederick Landseer Griggs British, Etching; fourth state of four
St. Mary’s, Nottingham
Frederick Landseer Griggs
1928
Arch of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Charles Frederick Mielatz American, born Germany, Etching
Arch of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Charles Frederick Mielatz
1909
The Temples of New York, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Drypoint
The Temples of New York
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson
1919
Views of Strasbourg Cathedral and Designs of the Windows, M. Grieshaber German, Lithograph
Views of Strasbourg Cathedral and Designs of the Windows
M. Grieshaber
ca. 1840
Six Gothic Churches (St. Denis; Troyes; Sens; St. Urbain (Troyes); Moulins; Senlis), Amy Namowitz Worthen American, Engraving (from six plates) on Gamblin Portland Black ink on Magnani 1404 Incisioni paper
Six Gothic Churches (St. Denis; Troyes; Sens; St. Urbain (Troyes); Moulins; Senlis)
Amy Namowitz Worthen
1984, impression pulled 2026
Cathedral #1, from the Cathedral Series, Roy Lichtenstein American, Lithographs and screenprint
Cathedral #1, from the Cathedral Series
Roy Lichtenstein
Printer Gemini G.E.L.
Publisher Gemini G.E.L.
1969
Cathedral #2, from the Cathedral Series, Roy Lichtenstein American, Lithograph
Cathedral #2, from the Cathedral Series
Roy Lichtenstein
Printer Gemini G.E.L.
Publisher Gemini G.E.L.
1969
Cathedral #3, from the Cathedral Series, Roy Lichtenstein American, Lithograph
Cathedral #3, from the Cathedral Series
Roy Lichtenstein
Printer Gemini G.E.L.
Publisher Gemini G.E.L.
1969
Cathedral #4, from the Cathedral Series, Roy Lichtenstein American, Lithograph
Cathedral #4, from the Cathedral Series
Roy Lichtenstein
Printer Gemini G.E.L.
Publisher Gemini G.E.L.
1969
Cathedral #5, from the Cathedral Series, Roy Lichtenstein American, Lithograph
Cathedral #5, from the Cathedral Series
Roy Lichtenstein
Printer Gemini G.E.L.
Publisher Gemini G.E.L.
1969