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Artist/Maker
Robert Dodd
(British, 1748 - 1816)
Engraver
F. Chesham
(British)
Engraver
John Peltro
(British)
Publisher
Robert Sayer
(British, 1725 - 1794)
Publisher
John Bennett
DateMarch 21, 1783
MediumEngraving
DimensionsComposition: 16 7/8 × 23 5/16 in. (42.9 × 59.2 cm)
Plate: 19 1/16 × 24 7/16 in. (48.4 × 62.1 cm)
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 27 9/16 in. (54.6 cm, 27 9/16 in.)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1971.46
Not on view
Descriptionproof before letters
Collections
Additional Details
Published References
Hough, Samuel J. and Penelope R.O. Hough, THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATOLOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS (Trustees of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1994), 331, catalogue no.P8.
Signature
Signed in typeset at lower left: Robt. Dodd Pinx [illegible]
Inscribed
Inscribed in typeset at lower right: Fra[t{?} illeg.] Chesham & John Peltro Sculpt.; in typeset at lower center: London. Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, No. 53, Fleet Street as the Act directs, 21st. of March 1783.; on verso at lower center in pencil: Action of April 12th 1782 / between Dominica & Guadeloupe / Proof before Letters [in a later hand] / 7.... [illegible] Le.... [illegible]; in pencil on verso at lower right: D4
Robert Dodd
Date: 1779
Medium: Engraving with hand coloring
Object number: 1971.47
Thomas Nast
Date: published September 14, 1872
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.203
Date: 6th-8th century
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.49
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: c. 750-600 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 2015.6.2
Unknown artist, Greek (Ancient)
Date: c. 1300-1100 BCE
Medium: Terracotta with slip
Object number: 2015.6.6
Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)
Date: 3rd century
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 2015.6.27
J. Cooke
Date: 1778
Medium: Engraving with hand coloring
Object number: 1971.61
Robert Sayer
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Hand-colored engraving on paper
Object number: 1992.68
Thomas Nast
Date: published February 28, 1874
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.233
Frederick Maitland
Date: published August 20, 1793
Medium: Halftone engraving
Object number: 1971.52