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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Montibello, the Seat of General S. Smith, Maryland

ArtistWilliam Russell Birch(1755-1834)

British, 1755 - 1834

Date1808
MediumHand-colored copper engraving
Dimensions9 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. (24.8 x 33.3 cm)
Mark(s)l.c.: Montibello the Seat of Genl. S. Smith Maryland. / Drawn Engraved & Published by W. Birch Springland near Bristol Pennsylva.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.33.13
ClassificationPrint
Provenance(William Reese Company, New Haven, CT, William Reese Collection of American Color Plate Books); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewNo
Montibello, the Seat…9.8 × 13.1 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 18× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.