Admiral Parker / Birrell sculp. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Admiral Parker / Birrell sculp., an antique engraving rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Admiral Parker / Birrell sculp.
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A portrait of Admiral Sir Peter Parker, the Royal Navy officer whose fleet failed to take Charleston in June 1776, when American defenders under William Moultrie beat back the attack on the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island. Birrell engraved the plate, and J. Fielding published it in London on March 10, 1786, about three years after the war ended. Printsellers of the period often issued likenesses of officers who had recently been in the news, so the sitter's public reputation likely shaped its sale. The title also credits the engraver, Birrell, which was a common practice of the time.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [London] : Published by J. Fielding, Pater noster Row, 1786 March 10. |
| Subjects | Parker, Peter,--Sir,--1721-1811. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,007 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122508 |
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