English
DonateMembershipTickets

Robert [i.e. Esek] Hopkins, Esq-r., Commdore of the American Sea Forces, from the "Hibernian Magazine"

Sitter Commodore Esek Hopkins American
1780
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Robert [i.e. Esek] Hopkins, Esq-r., Commdore of the American Sea Forces, from the "Hibernian Magazine"
  • Artist: Anonymous, Irish, 18th century
  • Sitter: Commodore Esek Hopkins (American, 1718–1802)
  • Date: 1780
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 6 3/4 × 4 3/16 in. (17.1 × 10.7 cm)
    Sheet: 7 7/8 × 5 1/16 in. (20 × 12.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.787
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
Powder Horn, Horn (cow), lead, American
American
18th century
Reclining Female Nude, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)  Dutch, Etching, drypoint, and engraving on Japanese paper; second of six states
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1658
Catherina Elmendorf, Unknown Artist, Oil on canvas, American
Unknown Artist
1752
The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of four (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood), Charles Willson Peale  American, Oil on canvas, American
Charles Willson Peale
ca. 1771

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.