The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece

Peter Maverick, The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece, 1813, stipple engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.1
Peter Maverick, The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece, 1813, stipple engraving on paper, sheet: 8 1⁄2 x 5 in. (21.6 x 12.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.1
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Artwork Details

Title
The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece
Artist
Date
1813
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 8 1⁄2 x 5 in. (21.6 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Mediums Description
stipple engraving on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — writer
  • Portrait male — Jenkins, John — bust
  • Literature — Jenkins — Art of Writing
  • Literature — Bickham
Object Number
1988.62.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1988.62.1

Works by this artist (6 items)

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John Thurston, Peter Maverick, "Him Pensive on the lonely beach she found, with streaming eyes in briny torrents drown'd, and inly pining for his native shore", from The Odyssey of Homer, Book V. Pa. 111. Published by W. Durell., 1812, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.3
“Him Pensive on the lonely beach she found, with streaming…
Artist
Date1812
engraving on paper
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Peter Maverick, William Guy Wall, Ticonderoga, ca. 1828, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.2
Ticonderoga
Artist
Dateca. 1828
engraving on paper
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Peter Maverick, Vertrouwt Book Plate, ca. 1820, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.6
Vertrouwt Book Plate
Artist
Dateca. 1820
engraving on paper
Not on view
Peter Maverick, Poems by Robert Burns, Vol. III, Title Page, 1821, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Library of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1988.62.4
Poems by Robert Burns, Vol. III, Title Page
Artist
Date1821
engraving on paper
Not on view

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