Plymouth Rock, 1620 | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G4204
People: Joseph Andrews, American (1806 - 1873)
After Peter Frederick Rothermel, American (Pennsylvania 1817 - 1895 Linfield, Penn.)
Title: Plymouth Rock, 1620
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1869
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/276337

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 51.9 x 67.1 cm (20 7/16 x 26 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Jos. Andrews-

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition: India paper proof
Standard Reference Number: Ap. 2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Andrews
Object Number: G4204
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary: The print department files contain the subscription booklet for this print, which gives the historical background and identifies the persons represented in the print. It also gives a price schedule for four grades of impression. The cheapest -- "Plain Prints" -- were $10, and the most expensive -- "Proofs before letters, on India paper, with Engraver's signature -- $25, with this being one of the latter.

Verification Level

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