Hieroglyphics of a Natural Man
after John Morton, American or British, late 18th century
about 1791
Hand colored etching on wove paper
Image: 12 11/16 × 9 7/16 in. (32.3 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 14 11/16 × 10 3/16 in. (37.3 × 25.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through gifts, by exchange
PR.991.12.2
Printer
John Hagerty, Baltimore
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower center margin: HIEROGLYPHICKS of the NATURAL MAN. / Cut it down, why cumbreth it the Ground. Luke VII. Ver. 7.
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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