1816 Queen Anne of Britain, P. Maverick Engraving
Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War
Engraving of "Queen Anne" of Britain by Peter Maverick
1816-Dated, Engraving of Queen Anne of Britain, by engraver Peter Maverick, accompanied by a Handwritten brief biographical statement, New York, Very Fine.
c. 1816-Dated engraving of Queen Anne measuring 5.5" x 7.75". This engraving is the work of engraver Peter Maverick who was active in the New York City and Newark areas during the early 19th century. Well-known himself, Peter Maverick is the son of famed engraver, Peter Rushton Maverick. The engraving is accompanied with a slip of gray wove period paper measuring 8" x 2.5" and reads, in full:
"Queen Anne of England, born 1664 daughter of James 2nd ascended the throne in 1702 died July 20 1714. The goodness of her disposition obtained for her the title of the Good Queen Anne." (2 items)
Peter Maverick (1780-1831) was the Son of Peter Rushton Maverick, he published his first work at the age of nine. He established his own business in NYC in 1802. He moved to Newark, NJ, 1809, setting up shop there, while maintaining an office in NYC.
During this period Asher B. Durand became his apprentice and, from 1817 to 1820, his partner. Maverick returned to NYC in 1820 and took up lithography, becoming one of the country's early lithographers and publishing, in 1824, the plates for the Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.
During his lifetime he engraved or lithographed about 1500 bookplates, band notes, maps, and books and magazine illustrations. He also engraved portraits. Maverick remained in NYC until his death.
Among his many pupils were Robert C. Bruen and John W. Casilear, as well as his own children: Peter, Jr., Catharine, Emily, Maria Ann, and Octavia Maverick. Engravers Samuel and Andrew Maverick were his brothers, Samuel R., Andrew R., and Aaron Howell Maverick his nephews, and Ann Anderson Maverick his niece by marriage.
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Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War
Engraving of "Queen Anne" of Britain by Peter Maverick
1816-Dated, Engraving of Queen Anne of Britain, by engraver Peter Maverick, accompanied by a Handwritten brief biographical statement, New York, Very Fine.
c. 1816-Dated engraving of Queen Anne measuring 5.5" x 7.75". This engraving is the work of engraver Peter Maverick who was active in the New York City and Newark areas during the early 19th century. Well-known himself, Peter Maverick is the son of famed engraver, Peter Rushton Maverick. The engraving is accompanied with a slip of gray wove period paper measuring 8" x 2.5" and reads, in full:
"Queen Anne of England, born 1664 daughter of James 2nd ascended the throne in 1702 died July 20 1714. The goodness of her disposition obtained for her the title of the Good Queen Anne." (2 items)
Peter Maverick (1780-1831) was the Son of Peter Rushton Maverick, he published his first work at the age of nine. He established his own business in NYC in 1802. He moved to Newark, NJ, 1809, setting up shop there, while maintaining an office in NYC.
During this period Asher B. Durand became his apprentice and, from 1817 to 1820, his partner. Maverick returned to NYC in 1820 and took up lithography, becoming one of the country's early lithographers and publishing, in 1824, the plates for the Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York.
During his lifetime he engraved or lithographed about 1500 bookplates, band notes, maps, and books and magazine illustrations. He also engraved portraits. Maverick remained in NYC until his death.
Among his many pupils were Robert C. Bruen and John W. Casilear, as well as his own children: Peter, Jr., Catharine, Emily, Maria Ann, and Octavia Maverick. Engravers Samuel and Andrew Maverick were his brothers, Samuel R., Andrew R., and Aaron Howell Maverick his nephews, and Ann Anderson Maverick his niece by marriage.
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