About the Artwork
Bunker's Hill
ca. 1776
(Artist) English Matthew Darly (Publisher) English
Etching and engraving with printed (?) color ink on laid paper
Plate: 9 7/8 × 6 7/8 inches (25.1 × 17.5 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 × 18 inches (28.6 × 45.7 cm)
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Founders Society Purchase, Elizabeth P. Kirby Fund
60.43.A
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, in plate, center lower margin: BUNKER'S HILL | or America's Head Dress Inscribed, in plate, along lower right edge: [publisher's name erased] Inscribed, in brown ink, upper right margin: 52
Watermark: IV Stamped, in red, verso: DIA
Provenance
1960-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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English, Bunker's Hill, ca. 1776, etching and engraving with printed (?) color ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Elizabeth P. Kirby Fund, 60.43.A.
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