American Stage Wagon
Date1789
After
Isaac Weld
(Irish, 1774 - 1856)
Publisher
John Stockdale
(English, 1750 - 1814)
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; etching
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 7 3/8 in. x 9 5/8 in. (18.73 cm x 24.45 cm)
Object numberPrint-5183/RP-203
DescriptionThis print is a landscape image of transportation via the American stage wagon or stage coach at the end of the eighteenth century. The print depicts a number of men within the stage wagon departing from a cabin surrounded by farmland and forest. MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "I. Weld del.".
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "J. Storer sculpt.".
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "American Stage Wagon / Published Dec. 21st 1789 by J. Stockdale, Piccadilly.".
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1778
1800-1805