Catterskill Falls, New York - Hand-Colored Bartlett Steel Engraving
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Original hand-colored steel engraving of the Catterskill Falls seen from below, in the Catskill Mountains of New York State: the double fall of water between rock walls, the fallen trunks and a bird perched in the foreground. Drawn by W. H. Bartlett and engraved by E. Benjamin.
Original hand-colored steel engraving of the Catterskill Falls seen from below, in the Catskill Mountains of New York State: the double fall of water between rock walls, the fallen trunks and a bird perched in the foreground. Drawn by W. H. Bartlett and engraved by E. Benjamin.
It comes from American Scenery, the great illustrated work with texts by N. P. Willis and views by William Henry Bartlett that fixed the romantic image of the American landscape; the Kaaterskill fall was already then the most visited spot in the Catskills.
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving.
Artist: William Henry Bartlett.
Engraver: E. Benjamin.
Date: About 1840.
Source: N. P. Willis, American Scenery, London.
Dimensions: 8.1 x 10.7 in (20.7 x 27.2 cm).
Condition: Good condition; clean paper with an occasional isolated rust speck in the right margin. The color fine and well preserved.
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Original hand-colored steel engraving of the Catterskill Falls seen from below, in the Catskill Mountains of New York State: the double fall of water between rock walls, the fallen trunks and a bird perched in the foreground. Drawn by W. H. Bartlett and engraved by E. Benjamin.