About the Artwork
Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von Steuben
1783
Burnet Reading (Artist) English, active 1776 - 1822 Pierre Eugene du Simitiere (Artist) Swiss, 1736-1784
Stipple engraving printed in black ink on wove paper
Image: 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 inches (7.3 × 6 cm) Sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 5 3/8 × 5 3/8 inches (13.7 × 13.7 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman
59.146
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in plate, lower right: B. Reading Sculpt
Inscribed, in plate, lower center: GENERAL BARON DE STEUBEN. | Drawn from the Life by Du Simetiere in Philadelphia.
Stamp, in black, verso: IFP [circled] Stamp, in red, verso: DIA
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1959-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Burnet Reading; after Pierre Eugene du Simitiere, Friedrich Wilhelm, Baron von Steuben, 1783, stipple engraving printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman, 59.146.
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