John B. Guerazzi
The Burning of the American Fregate [sic] the Philadelphia in the Harbour of Tripoli

The Burning of the American Fregate [sic] the Philadelphia in the Harbour of Tripoli

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The Burning of the American Fregate [sic] the Philadelphia in the Harbour of Tripoli
ArtistItalian, active c. 1800– c.1810
CultureItalian
Titles
  • The Burning of the American Fregate [sic] the Philadelphia in the Harbour of Tripoli
Date1805
PlaceLivorno, Italy
MediumHand-colored line engraving on laid paper
DimensionsImage: 11 3/16 × 15 7/16 in. (28.4 × 39.2 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/16 × 16 3/4 in. (31 × 42.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Robert H. Allen, Jack S. Blanton, Sr., Jack S. Blanton, Jr., Roy Cullen, Mark Elias, Ike Massey, Dee S. Osborne, Harry Reasoner, Blake Tartt, and Blake Tartt III at "One Great Night in November, 1992"
Object numberB.92.16
Non exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Mongenson Wunderlich Gallery, Chicago, 1992]; purchased by MFAH, 1992.
Exhibition History"Classical Taste in America: 1800–1840," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 29–July 24, 1994
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed: The burning of the American Fregate the Philadelphia in the Harbour of Tripoli happily executed by the valiant Cap: Decatur to whom this Plate is respectfully dedicated by his Obedient Servant / John B: Guerrazzi / Sold in Leghorn 1805 [Mugridge and Conover 1972, p. 74]
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