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"Constitution" and "Guerriere:" Preparing for an Engagement
John Rubens Smith (English (worked in the United States), 1775–1849)
After: Michele Felice Cornè (American (born in Italy), 1752–1845)
After: Michele Felice Cornè (American (born in Italy), 1752–1845)
1812
Medium/Technique
Aquatint, hand colored on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 26 x 34.9 cm (10 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number62.72
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 191
DescriptionPlate 1: Preparing for an Engagement.
InscriptionsInscribed below: Plate 1st. / Painted by Michael Carnèe under Directions from Commodore Hull & Capt. Morris. / PREPARING for an ENGAGEMENT. / The Constitution clearing for Action & bearing down La Guerriere Laying too. / Nov. 1 1812 Published according to Act of Congress & Engraved by J.R. Smith BOSTON
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Bequest to MFA June 8, 1964; accessioned Feb. 14, 1962