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John W. Winkler

The Continental Convention,

Description

Maker

  • John W. Winkler

Title

The Continental Convention

Medium

etching

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching

Techniques

  • etching

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

24 x 34.2 cm (9 7/16 x 13 1/2 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:signed in pencil under platemark in center:Winkler; numbered in UL corner:17 Verso:in pencil in LR:The Constitutional Convention/orig. etching by John W. Winkler/Denied the enjoyment of private life by a/new public emergency, Washington reluctantly/emerges from retirement as Presiding Officer/of the Constitutional Convention

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr.

Object Number

56.041.15

About

The Continental Convention
The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington

Original--Recto:signed in pencil under platemark in center:Winkler; numbered in UL corner:17 Verso:in pencil in LR:The Constitutional Convention/orig. etching by John W. Winkler/Denied the enjoyment of private life by a/new public emergency, Washington reluctantly/emerges from retirement as Presiding Officer/of the Constitutional Convention

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is The Continental Convention with the accession number of 56.041.15. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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