West Point, Hudson River - Original Hand-Colored Bartlett Engraving - 1840
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Original engraving of about 1840 with the view of the Hudson River from West Point: the valley opening between the mountains, dotted with sailing craft and with a paddle steamer at the center. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Robert Wallis, hand-colored.
Original engraving of about 1840 with the view of the Hudson River from West Point: the valley opening between the mountains, dotted with sailing craft and with a paddle steamer at the center. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Robert Wallis, hand-colored.
From American Scenery, published in London by George Virtue in parts from 1837 and gathered in a volume about 1840, with text by Nathaniel Parker Willis. West Point, seat of the military academy, was one of the obligatory stops on the Hudson tour.
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving
Artist / after: William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854)
Engraver / lithographer: Robert William Wallis (1794-1878)
Date: About 1840
Source: American Scenery, London, George Virtue
Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 in (27.1 x 20.7 cm)
Condition: Good; clean paper, with the very slightest browning at the edges
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Original engraving of about 1840 with the view of the Hudson River from West Point: the valley opening between the mountains, dotted with sailing craft and with a paddle steamer at the center. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Robert Wallis, hand-colored.