David Rittenhouse, L.L.D. F.R.S., President of the American Philosophical Society
Artwork Details
- Title: David Rittenhouse, L.L.D. F.R.S., President of the American Philosophical Society
- Engraver: Engraved and published by Edward Savage (American, Princeton, Massachusetts 1761–1817 Princeton, Massachusetts)
- Artist: After Charles Willson Peale (American, Chester, Maryland 1741–1827 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Sitter: David Rittenhouse (American, Germantown, Pennsylvania 1732–1796)
- Published in: Philadelphia
- Date: December 10, 1796
- Medium: Mezzotint
- Dimensions: Plate: 19 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (50.2 × 35 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/8 × 16 7/8 in. (55 × 42.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.684
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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