Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, after. The Image Breaker. Engraved by Alfred Jones. 1850.
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, after. The Image Breaker. Engraved by Alfred Jones. 1850.
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, after. The Image Breaker. Engraved by Alfred Jones. 1850.
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, after. The Image Breaker. Engraved by Alfred Jones. 1850.
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, after. The Image Breaker. Engraved by Alfred Jones. 1850.
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, after. The Image Breaker. Engraved by Alfred Jones. 1850.
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Artist: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze (1816 - 1868) was a German American history painter.
Engraver: Alfred Jones was an engraver (England, 1819 - New York City, 1900).
Title: The Image Breaker.
The Possessor of the Painting
as it was in 1850, M. Cozzens Esq., President of the Art-Union. After his death, the painting was auctioned together with other paintings from his collection under the title "The Iconoclast". Went to Mr. Jones for $1400.
Signed, Titled, Dated, and proofed by the editor:
beneath the image, in plate.
Dimensions: Image 9 1/4" x 7 3/4". Plate 14" x 11 1/2". Sheet 17 5/8" x 13 3/4".
Part of: Gallery of American Art No. I, 1850. (supplemental portfolio with five plates).
Plate 3.
Publisher: The American Art-Union.
Printer: J. Dalton (American).
Edition:
Gallery of American Art No. I.
Date: 1850.
Materials and Techniques: 
steel engraving on wove paper.
Condition: A dent to l.l. corner. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. The back is clean. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 1993.1083(3).
Note: "The Image Breaker" or "The Iconoclast" is considered one of the best Leutze's and most popular works. Another title is "The Puritan and his daughter".