Artist
John Bower (American, active 1809–1819)American, active 1809–1819
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A View of the Bombardment of Fort McHenry
Datec. 1815
PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumHand-colored aquatint on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 10 3/4 × 17 in. (27.3 × 43.2 cm)
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 17 5/8 in. (32.1 × 44.8 cm)
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 17 5/8 in. (32.1 × 44.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 1990"
Object numberB.90.14
Non exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1990.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image, center: Copy Right, Secured. J. Bower, sc. Phila.[a underlined and superscript with period [.] underneath] / A VIEW of the BOMBARDMENT of Fort Mc.[c underlined and superscript with period [.] underneath]Henry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet, taken from the / Observatory, under the Command of Admirals Cochrane, & Cockburn, on the morning of the 13th[th superscript with two vertical lines underneath] of Sepr[r superscript with two vertical lines underneath]1814. which lasted 24 hours, & / thrown from 1500, to 1800 shells. in the Night attempted to land by forcing a passage up the ferry branch but were repulsed with great loss,
Inscribed below image, right: References. / A, Fort Mc.[c superscript with period [.] underneath]Henry._ / B, Lazaretto. / C, Salauave House_ / V[with flared ends]. Admiral Ship. V V[both with flared ends]. North Point. / E, Ferry and Fort
Inscribed below image, right: References. / A, Fort Mc.[c superscript with period [.] underneath]Henry._ / B, Lazaretto. / C, Salauave House_ / V[with flared ends]. Admiral Ship. V V[both with flared ends]. North Point. / E, Ferry and Fort
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