Original 1839 hand-colored engraving with the view of the Hudson River from Fort Putnam, above West Point, drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved on steel by Robert Sands. From the ruins of the fort the bend of the river and its sailing craft lie below.
Original 1839 hand-colored engraving with the view of the Hudson River from Fort Putnam, above West Point, drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved on steel by Robert Sands. From the ruins of the fort the bend of the river and its sailing craft lie below.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854).
Engraver: Robert Sands (1792-1855).
Date: 1839.
Source: American Scenery, by Nathaniel Parker Willis, illustrated by W. H. Bartlett (London, George Virtue, 1840).
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.6 x 7.1 in (11.8 x 18 cm); sheet 8.1 x 10.7 in (20.5 x 27.1 cm).
Condition: Good, with wide margins.