Original 1839 hand-colored engraving with the wooden bridge over the Hudson at Glens Falls, New York, drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved on steel by Francis William Topham. Beside the bridge, a mill stands above the falls of the river.
Original 1839 hand-colored engraving with the wooden bridge over the Hudson at Glens Falls, New York, drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved on steel by Francis William Topham. Beside the bridge, a mill stands above the falls of the river.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854).
Engraver: Francis William Topham (1808-1877).
Date: 1839.
Source: American Scenery, by Nathaniel Parker Willis, illustrated by W. H. Bartlett (London, George Virtue, 1840).
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.6 x 7.3 in (11.8 x 18.5 cm); sheet 8.1 x 10.7 in (20.7 x 27.2 cm).
Condition: Good, with wide margins.