They're Saved! They're Saved!

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They're Saved! They're Saved!

1832

Henry Edward Dawe (British, 1790–1848) Published by H. Dawe, 6 Bartholomew Place, Kentish Town Retailed by R. Ackermann, Strand, London (British (born Germany), 1764–1834) , and Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, London (active c. 1815–1853)

Henry Dawe described his subject as an intrepid British seaman swooping down to save a woman and her child from a watery grave. The sailor turns away so that the limp and helpless woman becomes the emotional center of the composition. Muscular, selfless, and anonymous, the man becomes the model of the mysterious hero.

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Object Details

Titles:

They're Saved! They're Saved!

Date:

1832

Artists:

Henry Edward Dawe (British, 1790–1848) Published by H. Dawe, 6 Bartholomew Place, Kentish Town Retailed by R. Ackermann, Strand, London (British (born Germany), 1764–1834) , and Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, London (active c. 1815–1853)

Medium:

Mezzotint

Dimensions:

Image: 10 1/8 x 12 15/16 inches (25.7 x 32.9 cm) Plate: 11 1/2 x 13 15/16 inches (29.2 x 35.4 cm) Sheet: 16 3/16 x 21 13/16 inches (41.1 x 55.4 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the E. Moran Endowment Fund for American Art, 2011

Accession Number:

2011-179-2

Geography:

Published in Kentish Town, London, England, Europe

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