The jolly flat boat men : from the original painting, distributed by the American Art Union in 1847 ; published exclusively for the members of that year

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2001518

Description

Title
The jolly flat boat men : from the original painting, distributed by the American Art Union in 1847 ; published exclusively for the members of that year
Alternative Title
Jolly flatboatmen
Creator
Bingham, George Caleb, 1811-1879, artist
Contributor
Doney, Thomas, active 1844-1852, engraver.
American Art-Union, publisher.
Powell & Co., printer.
Published / Created
[1847]
Publication Place
New York, ©1847, and United States New York (State) New York
Publisher
American Art Union and Printed by Powell & Co.
Abstract

Print shows a group of eight men on a flat boat navigating down river. One man stands on a platform and dances to music played ̣̣̣̀by a fidler on his left and another on his right playing a cooking pan as a frame drum; others watch. One man, at right, looks out to the viewer. In the lower margin is the seal of the American Art-Union

Description
BEIN BrSides Zc20 847bi: Mounted on paper.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1847 by the American Art Union in the clerk's office of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New-York."
Extent
1 print : 48 x 61 cm, on sheet 67 x 70 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
BrSides Zc20 847bi

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Pictorial works
Intaglio prints
Mezzotints
Etchings
Engravings
Premiums
Material
engraving with etching and mezzotint ;, paper, ink, engraving, and single sided
Resource Type
still image and text
Subject (Topic)
Men
Flatboats
Boaters (Persons)
Subjects
Men > Pictorial works
Flatboats > Pictorial works
Boaters (Persons) > Pictorial works

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Identifiers

Orbis Record
15525608
Object ID (OID)
2001518

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