Original 1840 steel engraving with the rapids of the Niagara River above the falls, drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Robert Brandard. A wooden bridge spans the current in the distance, the water rendered with a strong contrast of foam and shadow.
Original 1840 steel engraving with the rapids of the Niagara River above the falls, drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Robert Brandard. A wooden bridge spans the current in the distance, the water rendered with a strong contrast of foam and shadow.
Medium: Steel engraving, black and white.
Artist / after: William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854).
Engraver: Robert Brandard (1805-1862).
Date: 1840.
Source: American Scenery, by Nathaniel Parker Willis, illustrated by W. H. Bartlett (London, George Virtue, 1840).
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.6 x 7.0 in (11.8 x 17.8 cm); sheet 8.1 x 10.7 in (20.7 x 27.1 cm).
Condition: Good, with wide, clean margins.