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L'Amerique independente // [Independent America].
1778
Collection
Part of
Princeton and the Revolution
Selected materials that feature works from Princeton University Library, drawn from the Early American, Graphic Arts, and Numismatics Collections, and the Scheide Library. The selection also draws heavily from the Andre De Coppet ’15 Collection and the Sid Lapidus ’59 Collection. The commonplace book of Annis Boudinot Stockton is on deposit courtesy of the Stockton family.
Metadata
- Publisher
- Paris : [s.n.], 1778.
- People
-
- Related Name
- Borel, Antoine, 1743-after 1810
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Symbolism in art
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790—Portraits
- Portraits, American—18th century
- Authors, American—18th century—Portraits
- Diplomats—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Inventors—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Printers—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Publishers and publishing—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Scientists—United States—18th century—Portraits
- United States. Constitution—Signers—Portraits
- United States. Declaration of Independence—Signers—Portraits
- United States—History—18th century—In art
- Indigenous peoples—North America—18th century—In art
- Indigenous peoples of North America—18th century—In art
- Personification in art
- Liberty in art
- Prudence in art
- Britannia (Symbolic character) in art
- Mars (Roman deity)—Art
- Neptune (Roman deity)—Art
- Mercury (Roman deity)—Art
- Minerva (Roman deity)—Art
- Ceres (Roman deity)—Art
- Gods, Roman, in art
- Goddesses, Roman, in art
- Indigenous Studies
- Art
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- L'Amerique independente // [Independent America].
- Call Number
- A Middle 40/Drawer 06/GC077/Half Folio/18th c. GA 2012.01401
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcqj72pn01s
- Publisher
- Paris : [s.n.], 1778.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1778
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 51 x 38.5 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Stipple engravings
- Depiction: Allegorical portrait of Franklin dressed in Classical attire, standing in the New World and surrounded by symbolic figures: Native American woman; Liberty; Prudence; Britainia; Mars; Neptune; Minerva; Mercury; and Demeter.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Borel invenit et delineavit 1778".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "J.C. le Vasseur sculptor Regios et Majestm. Imperm et Regm sculp.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Symbolism in art
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790—Portraits
- Portraits, American—18th century
- Authors, American—18th century—Portraits
- Diplomats—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Inventors—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Printers—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Publishers and publishing—United States—18th century—Portraits
- Scientists—United States—18th century—Portraits
- United States. Constitution—Signers—Portraits
- United States. Declaration of Independence—Signers—Portraits
- United States—History—18th century—In art
- Indigenous peoples—North America—18th century—In art
- Indigenous peoples of North America—18th century—In art
- Personification in art
- Liberty in art
- Prudence in art
- Britannia (Symbolic character) in art
- Mars (Roman deity)—Art
- Neptune (Roman deity)—Art
- Mercury (Roman deity)—Art
- Minerva (Roman deity)—Art
- Ceres (Roman deity)—Art
- Gods, Roman, in art
- Goddesses, Roman, in art
- Indigenous Studies
- Art
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Princeton and the Revolution
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/0d93a2cc-54df-47a3-b583-ad24fdb3dcc6/manifest