Brock's Monument, Niagara River - W. H. Bartlett Engraving - c. 1840
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Original steel engraving of about 1840 with Brock's Monument at Queenston, Ontario, Canada, seen from the American side of the Niagara River. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Charles Richardson. Steamers and small craft enliven the river crossing at the foot of the cliffs.
Original steel engraving of about 1840 with Brock's Monument at Queenston, Ontario, Canada, seen from the American side of the Niagara River. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Charles Richardson. Steamers and small craft enliven the river crossing at the foot of the cliffs.
William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) was the most widely circulated topographical draughtsman of the Victorian age; his North American sketches were engraved on steel for the great illustrated travel books of the mid-19th century.
Medium: Steel engraving on wove paper, black and white.
Artist / after: William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854).
Engraver: Charles Richardson.
Date: c. 1840.
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.7 x 7.2 in (12 x 18.3 cm); sheet 8.1 x 10.6 in (20.7 x 27 cm).
Condition: Good, with wide margins and the light toning natural to the paper.
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Original steel engraving of about 1840 with Brock's Monument at Queenston, Ontario, Canada, seen from the American side of the Niagara River. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Charles Richardson. Steamers and small craft enliven the river crossing at the foot of the cliffs.