The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, 1620
Medium
Etching and engraving on steel; proof on chine collé
Dimensions
sheet: 20 3/4 x 16 1/4 in. (52.7 x 41.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John H. Wright, 1949
Accession Number
49.116.69
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About this artwork
This 1869 etching and engraving by Joseph Andrews and William M. Miller after Peter Frederick Rothermel depicts the legendary landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock in 1620—a foundational narrative in American historical consciousness and national mythology. Created during Reconstruction when Americans sought unifying national stories transcending Civil War divisions, the print presents the Pilgrims' arrival as a moment of divine providence and heroic determination, establishing American excep...
About the Artist
Joseph Andrews|Peter Frederick Rothermel|William M. Miller (American|American|American) · 1806 |1817 |1800 –1873 |1895 |1900
American, Hingham, Massachsetts 1806–1873 Boston, Massachusetts|American, Nescopeck, Pennsylvania 1817–1895 Linfield, Pennsylvania|Boston, Massachusetss