About this work

Richard Hatfield made this in 1845, aged 36. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

How it was made

Engraving: Lines cut directly into a metal plate with a steel burin, which makes them swell and taper. It took years to master, and for centuries it was how paintings travelled as pictures.

Richard Hatfield

English, born London, England 1809-died London, England 1867

Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. The Smithsonian American Art Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number: 1967.54.29
Credit: Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Type: Graphic Arts-Print
Department: Graphic Arts
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
Museum record: See it on the museum’s site

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