Undercliff, Hudson River - Hand-Colored Bartlett Engraving - 1840
€60.00
Tax included
Original hand-colored engraving with the view of Undercliff, the seat of General George P. Morris near Cold Spring, in the Hudson valley, New York. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved on steel by James Tibbitts Willmore, both signed below.
Original hand-colored engraving with the view of Undercliff, the seat of General George P. Morris near Cold Spring, in the Hudson valley, New York. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved on steel by James Tibbitts Willmore, both signed below.
From American Scenery, the series of views of the United States with texts by Nathaniel Parker Willis that George Virtue published in London in parts up to 1840; Bartlett's engravings are the most widely circulated image of the American landscape before photography.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854).
Engraver: James Tibbitts Willmore (1800-1863).
Date: 1840.
Source: American Scenery, London, George Virtue.
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 7.0 in (12.3 x 17.8 cm); sheet 8.1 x 10.6 in (20.6 x 27 cm).
Condition: Good, with light toning of the paper.
1464
16 other products in the same category:
Original hand-colored engraving with the view of Undercliff, the seat of General George P. Morris near Cold Spring, in the Hudson valley, New York. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved on steel by James Tibbitts Willmore, both signed below.