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Levon West

The Retreat from Long Island,

Maker

  • Levon West

Title

The Retreat from Long Island

Medium

plate tone

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • plate tone

Techniques

  • etching,
  • drypoint,
  • plate tone

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

32.7 x 23.3 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered in pencil in UL and under platemark on left:10; signed under plate on right:Levon West imp. Verso:in pencil in LR:The Retreat from Long Island/original etching by Levon West/The General and Colonel Glover/are shown directing at night/one of the most astonishing and /successful retreats in military history/annals

Marks: Watermark:GW in a circle and:shield with stars and stripes with eagle over it

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Edward S. Brackett, Jr.

Object Number

56.041.10

The Retreat from Long Island
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Original--Recto:numbered in pencil in UL and under platemark on left:10; signed under plate on right:Levon West imp. Verso:in pencil in LR:The Retreat from Long Island/original etching by Levon West/The General and Colonel Glover/are shown directing at night/one of the most astonishing and /successful retreats in military history/annals

Marks: Watermark:GW in a circle and:shield with stars and stripes with eagle over it

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