Woodcut
1810-1820 (made)
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A woodcut print, coloured by hand, depicting an allegorical figure of America as a female figure in a feather head-dress holding a bow and arrow who is seated in a chariot drawn by two leopards. In the background is a Native American family of two adults and two children along with a lion, a parrot, a caiman and an unidentified animal. In the far distance small figures of men tilling the ground and a sailing ship are visible.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woodcut coloured by hand in pink, orange, lemon, and green, partly through a stencil |
| Brief description | Print, depicting emblematic images of America, woodcut coloured by hand, Great Britain, 1810-1920 |
| Physical description | A woodcut print, coloured by hand, depicting an allegorical figure of America as a female figure in a feather head-dress holding a bow and arrow who is seated in a chariot drawn by two leopards. In the background is a Native American family of two adults and two children along with a lion, a parrot, a caiman and an unidentified animal. In the far distance small figures of men tilling the ground and a sailing ship are visible. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'AMERICA' (Lettered) |
| Object history | This print is probably derived from an earlier woodcut an impression of which is in the collection of the New York Historical Society. The print in New York has the same composition but is more elaborate in certain details and the cutting of the block is finer. It was published in London by C. Dicey, active 1763-80, and may itself be based on an even earlier prototype as yet unidentified. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990 |
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| Accession number | E.3151-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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