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An Emblem of America

Engraver Lundin British
After Henry James Richter British
Publisher J. Le Petit
1800
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: An Emblem of America
  • Engraver: Lundin (British, active early 19th century)
  • Artist: After Henry James Richter (British, Middlesex 1772–1857 London)
  • Publisher: J. Le Petit (active London and Dublin 1798–1820)
  • Date: 1800
  • Medium: Stipple engraving, printed in color and hand-colored
  • Dimensions: Oval sheet: 10 13/16 × 9 3/16 in. (27.4 × 23.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.654.30
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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