Engraver
Paul Sandby (British, 1731–1809)British, 1731–1809
Artistafter
Thomas Pownall (English, 1722–1805)English, 1722–1805
Publisher
John Bowles(English, 1701–1779)English, 1701–1779
Publisher
Robert Sayer (English, 1725–1794)English, 1725–1794
Publisher
Thomas Jefferys(English, active c. 1719–1771)English, active c. 1719–1771
Publisher
Carington Bowles(English, 1723–1793)English, 1723–1793
Publisher
Henry Parker(English, 1725–1809)English, 1725–1809
CultureBritish
Titles
- A View of Bethlem, the Great Moravian Settlement in the Province of Pennsylvania
- from the portfolio Scenographia Americana
Date1768
Published inLondon, England
MediumEngraving and etching with watercolor hand coloring on laid paper
DimensionsImage: 12 3/4 × 20 1/8 in. (32.4 × 51.1 cm)
Plate: 14 3/8 × 20 7/8 in. (36.5 × 53 cm)
Sheet (irregular): 17 3/4 × 23 3/8 in. (45.1 × 59.4 cm)
Plate: 14 3/8 × 20 7/8 in. (36.5 × 53 cm)
Sheet (irregular): 17 3/4 × 23 3/8 in. (45.1 × 59.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Beth Baird bequest, by exchange
Object numberB.2017.10
Not on view
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Department
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Provenance[Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia]; purchased by MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, printed below image, far right: C.5.
Recto, printed below image, left: A View of Bethlem, the Great Moravian Settlement in the Province of / PENNSYLVANIA
Recto, printed below image, right: Vue de Bethlem, principal Etablissment des Freres Moraves dans la Province de / PENNSYLVANIA
Recto, printed below image, center: Sketch’d on the SPOT by his Excellency Governor Pownall, Painted and Engraved by Paul Sandby / London, Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of St. Martins Lane in the Strand, Carrington Bowles at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, and Henry Parker at No. 82 in Cornhill.
Verso, inscribed in graphite, upper left edge: Pennsylvania (cursive)
Recto, printed below image, left: A View of Bethlem, the Great Moravian Settlement in the Province of / PENNSYLVANIA
Recto, printed below image, right: Vue de Bethlem, principal Etablissment des Freres Moraves dans la Province de / PENNSYLVANIA
Recto, printed below image, center: Sketch’d on the SPOT by his Excellency Governor Pownall, Painted and Engraved by Paul Sandby / London, Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of St. Martins Lane in the Strand, Carrington Bowles at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, and Henry Parker at No. 82 in Cornhill.
Verso, inscribed in graphite, upper left edge: Pennsylvania (cursive)
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