[Two Mourners and Hope at Washingtons Grave] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Two Mourners and Hope at Washingtons Grave]

Creator

  • Engraver: Clark, Thomas
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Donor: Dixon, Jeane
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Gift
  • Compiler: Korecz, Emerich P.
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: [1695..1800]
  • Creation: 1801~

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Engraving by Boston printmaker Thomas Clarke showing a man and woman weeping into handkerchiefs in front of the grave of George Washington. Washington's monument includes his face engraved below a cherubim and the epitaph "There is Reft in Heaven" and is set at the foot of a weeping willow. The two figures are being consoled by a figure of Hope, who stands by an anchor and points to heaven.
  • Physical Description: 1 art print : engraving, b&w ; 22 x 14 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Arts and Crafts - Drawings
  • Keyword: art prints
  • Keyword: illustrations
  • Keyword: engravings
  • Keyword: etchings
  • Keyword: mouning prints
  • Named Person: Washington, George
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Elected Officials - Presidents
  • Keyword: printmakers
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Arts and Crafts

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Massachusetts - Suffolk County - Boston
  • Place Name: United States
  • Coverage Date: 1801~

Citation

  • Preferred Citation: Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection (AR0133), University of North Texas Special Collections

Collection

  • Name: Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection
    Code: JDEK

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Special Collections
    Code: UNTA

Rights

  • Rights Statement: Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Resource Type

  • Artwork

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_AR0850-001-02-003
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc2016469
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