Patrick Henry Delivering His Celebrated Speech
Alfred Jones, American, 1819 - 1900
after Peter Frederick Rothermel, American, 1817 - 1895
1852
Engraving on paper
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2015.42.28
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, bottom left: PAINTED BY P.F.ROTHERMEL.; inscribed, in plate, bottom right: ENGRAVED BY ALFRD. [D superscript] JONES.; inscribed, in plate, bottom center: PATRICK HENRY DELIVERING HIS CELEBRATED SPEECH / IN THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES, VIRGINIA.A.D.1765. / ENGRAVED FOR PRESENTATION TO THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE ART UNION OR PHILA. [A superscript] FOR 1852.
Provenance
Found in collection; catalogued, 2015.
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