Hieroglyphics of a Christian
John Morton, probably American or English, late 18th century
1791
Hand colored etching on laid paper
Image: 12 13/16 × 10 1/16 in. (32.6 × 25.5 cm)
Plate: 13 3/4 × 10 3/16 in. (34.9 × 25.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 11/16 in. (37.8 × 27.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through gifts, by exchange
PR.991.12.1
Printer
John Hagerty, Baltimore
Geography/Culture
Europe, Great Britain
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Classification
Not on view
Inscription
Signed, in plate, lower right margin: Morton Sculpt; inscribed, in plate, lower center margin: HIEROGLYPHICKS of a CHRISTIAN / He shall be like a Tree planted by the Water side, that will bring forth his fruit in due Season--Psalm. I. Ver. 3. / Printed by & for John Hagerty Baltimore. 1791
Course History
WRIT 7 , Religion and Literature: Re-visioning the Natural, Nancy Crumbine, Spring 2015
Exhibition History
American Intellectual and Cultural History Through the Civil War, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, History 30, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 10-September 6, 1992.
Provenance
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1991.
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