Emblem of the United States of America, 1804

Not on View

Medium

engraving in black on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 35.4 × 25.4 cm (13 15/16 × 10 in.)

Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund)

Accession Number

2015.19.820

Artists / Makers

Samuel A. Harris (artist) American, 1783 - 1810

John Coles (publisher) American, 1774 - 1855

Image Use

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Inscription

lower center printed in black ink: S. Harris sculp. / Emblem of the United States of America. / Peace with all Nations; Partiality to none. / Published according to act of Congress, by John Coles, sen. BOSTON, Sept. 7, 1804.; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: $45; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: N420-53

Provenance

(The Old Print Shop, New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Old Print Shop

Exhibition History

1981: Early America on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1750-1850, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981