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Commodore Perry's Victory on Lake Erie. Over the British Fleet, commanded by Commodore Barclay, Sept. 10th, 1813

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Date:

1814

Reference:

R9266

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Item ID number:

3021861

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Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana at the National Archives of Canada

Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana, 2002 Acquisition

Commodore Perry's Victory on Lake Erie. Over the British Fleet, commanded by Commodore Barclay, Sept. 10th, 1813
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Date(s):

1814

Place:

East Windsor, Connecticut

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 print / estampe : engraving with watercolour on paper mounted on card
Support 20.400 x 25.600 cm
Image 17.100 x 25.600 cm

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no language

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This appears to be rare American engraving produced by Abner Reed & Co. of East Windsor, Connecticut in 1814. Abner Reed (1771-1866) is considered one of the important early printmakers in New England. The source for the composition is uncertain. It may be after a scene of the battle by Thomas Birch. See drawing in Library of congress, or painting, not located. Also see work by Thomas Sully, and prints after Thomas Sully by Francis Kearny., The condition of this print is poor. It is discoloured from being glued down. There are two holes near u.c. and centre, and a significant paper loss near the l.l. corner which has been painted in on the mount to disguise it. There is evidence of staining and white paint splatters on the right side, plus areas of surface abrasion and small paper remnants stuck to the surface. Glued on the back of the mount (a page from a scrapbook?) is a clipping concerning Woodlawn Cemetery, Westchester County, N.Y. featuring two wood engravings of the cememtery., Preservation copy photographs, both b&w and colour transparency, are held in the Loans and Exhibitions area of Preservation Branch.
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Artist: Unknown

Engraver: J.W.B
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Sotheby's inventory no. P2988

Exhibitions note:

Exhibition Title: The Peter Winkworth Collections of Canadiana: Loyal She Remains- Ontario. Curator: Jim Burant, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; 2005.09.17 -2006.10.22.

Further Venue: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario; 2005.09.17- 2005.11.27.

Further Venue: Art Gallery of Windor, Windsor, Ontario; 2006.02.11-2006.03.26.

Further Venue: Museum London, London, Ontario; 2006.08.19-2006.10.22.

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Inscription: Inscribed in the plate. l.l.; [paper loss crops word, Published or Printed?] by A. Reed & Co. E. Windsor Con. April 1814. l.c.; COMMODORE PERRY'S VICTORY, on LAKE ERIE, / Over the BRITISH FLEET, commanded by Commodore Barclay, Sept. 10th 1813. l.r.; J.W.B. [artist's or engraver's initials?].
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évenement
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Private

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3237
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Item no. assigned by LAC [R9266] 3237

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Copy negative [3237] C-151674

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R9266-3237 Peter Winkworth Collection of Canadiana
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