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Letters from Under a Bridge and Poems

1840
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Letters from Under a Bridge and Poems
  • Author: Nathaniel Parker Willis (American, Portland, Maine 1806–1867 Cornwall, New York)
  • Sitter: Nathaniel Parker Willis (American, Portland, Maine 1806–1867 Cornwall, New York)
  • Draftsman: Willis portrait after Samuel Laurence (British, Guildford, Surrey 1812–1884 London)
  • Engraver: Willis portrait engraved by Frederick Christian Lewis, Senior (British, London 1779–1856 Enfield, Middlesex)
  • Illustrator: William Henry Bartlett (British, London 1809–1854 at sea)
  • Engraver: Robert William Wallis (British, London 1794–1878 Hove, Sussex)
  • Engraver: Charles Cousen (British, Horton, Bradford 1815–1889 Weston-super-Mare)
  • Engraver: Henry Griffiths (British, died 1849)
  • Engraver: Samuel Lacey (British, 1787–1859)
  • Engraver: G. K. Richardson (British, active mid-19th century)
  • Engraver: John Giles (British, 1810–1880)
  • Engraver: John Carr Armytage (British, London 1802–1897)
  • Dedicatee: Jane Porter (British, baptized Durham 1776–1850 Bristol)
  • Publisher: George Virtue (London)
  • Printer: Joseph Rickerby (London)
  • Date: 1840
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 7 5/8 x 1 in. (23.7 x 19.4 x 2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.618.15
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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