Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Surprise de St. Eustache
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Accession number:
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32942
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Record number:
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32942-10
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JCB call number:
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E785 P793r / 1-SIZE
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Image title:
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Surprise de St. Eustache
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Creator 1:
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Clément Pierre Marillier
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Creator 1 dates:
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1740-1808
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Creator 1 role:
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Dessiné par
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Creator 2:
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Nicolas Ponce
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Creator 2 dates:
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1746-1831
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Creator 2 role:
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gravé par
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Place image published:
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Paris
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Image publisher:
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chez Ponce, rue St. Hyacinte, maison de M. Debure. Et chez Godefroy, rue des Francs Bourgeois, Porte S. Michel.
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Image date:
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[1785]
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Image function:
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plate 11
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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17.9 cm. (platemark)
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Image dimension width:
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20.8 cm. (platemark)
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Page dimension height:
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27 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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22.3 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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French
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Description:
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Scene of warfare with classical buildings in the background. Includes an officer on horseback and guns or muskets.
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Source creator:
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Ponce, Nicolas, 1746-1831
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Source Title:
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[Collection d'estampes représentant les évenemens de la guerre, pour la liberté de l'Amérique Septentionale] Recueil d'estampes representant les différens événemens de la guerre qui a procuré l'indépendance aux Etats Unis de l'Amérique
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Source place of publication:
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Paris
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Source publisher:
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Chez M. Ponce, graveur de Mr. le comte d'Artois, rue Ste. Hyacinthe, no. 19. et chez M. Godefroy, graveur de sa majesté impériale, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, porte St. Michel
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Source date:
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[1785]
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notes:
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Sint Eustatius (Saint Eustatius), one of the Caribbean islands under the control of the Dutch during the eighteenth century, was at the center of the arms trade supplying the British colonies. The governor there was one of the first to accept the sovereignty of the United States. The British conquered the island in February 1781, but lost it to the French ten months later.Issued to commemorate the French military role in the American Revolution, this collection was one of the first few contemporary publications to illustrate scenes from that conflict. The artist was also known as Pierre-Clement Marillier.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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References:
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Cresswell, D. H. American Revolution in Drawings and Prints, 322
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1961.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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Caribbean Islands
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Sint Eustatius (Netherlands Antilles)--History
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Subject headings:
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Anglo-French War, 1778-1783--Campaigns
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