Original antique engraving in black of the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, New York, busy with strollers and with its fountain beyond. Engraved by G. R. Hall after a painting by C. Rosenberg and published in New York by D. Appleton & Co., with the 1872 copyright registration lettered at the foot.
Original antique engraving in black of the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, New York, busy with strollers and with its fountain beyond. Engraved by G. R. Hall after a painting by C. Rosenberg and published in New York by D. Appleton & Co., with the 1872 copyright registration lettered at the foot.
It comes from Picturesque America, the illustrated work edited by William Cullen Bryant, and shows the newly finished terrace of the park laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.
Medium: Steel engraving, printed in black.
Artist / after: C. Rosenberg.
Engraver: G. R. Hall.
Date: 1872.
Source: D. Appleton & Co., New York.
Dimensions: Image 5.3 x 9.4 in (13.5 x 23.8 cm).
Condition: Very good condition, a full sheet with wide margins and light toning at the edges.