Framed engraving

Item Information

Title:
Framed engraving
Description:
Black and white engraving. Classical scene of men hunting boar with spears against background of waterfall, gorge, castle, bridge and stormy day. Underglass in black painted molded frame.
Date:
1771
Format:
Prints
Genre:
engraving (printing process)
glass (material)
molding (forming)
painting (coating)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
engravings (prints)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Sus scrofa (species)
bridges (built works)
castles (fortifications)
hunting
waterfalls (natural bodies of water)
Unidentified Paper
Glass
Stipple Engraved
Molded
Hunting
Boar
Waterfall
Painted
Castle
Bridge
Places:
Maine > York (county) > South Berwick
Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.)
Extent:
21 in. x 20.625 in. (H x W); 18.75 in. x 18.25 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/8053
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
Accession #:
1949.434
Identifier:
8053