The Spirit of '76
Henry S. Sadd, English, active 1840 - 1850
after Tompkins Harrison Matteson, American, 1813 - 1884
1862
Engraving on wove paper
Impression: 14 7/8 × 18 3/4 in. (37.8 × 47.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Appleton 1794 Memorial Fund
PR.945.76
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, lower left: PAINTED BY T.H. MATTESON, ESQ.; center: PUBLISHED BY WM. SMITH, PRINT SELLER 702 SOUTH 3RD ST. PHILAD.A / THE SPIRIT OF - 76. / From Matteson's Picture Painted Expressly for this Engraving; lower right: ENGRAVED ON STEEL BY H.S. SADD
Exhibition History
A Self-Portrait of America, Lower Jewett Corridor, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 18-September 16, 1984.
Lower Jewett Corridor, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 23-March 21, 1976.
Provenance
Cora McDevitt Wilson (1880-1975), The Book & Print Shop, Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1945.
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