Print (Aquatint)

  • Title:

    VIEW ON THE NORTH RIVER

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    John Hill (Printmaker)

    Joshua Shaw (Painter)

    M. Carey & Son (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1819-1820

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

  • Techniques:

    Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.0413.018 A


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1969.0413.018 A

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

VIEW ON THE NORTH RIVER

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison

Creator (Role)

John Hill (Printmaker)
1770-1850

Joshua Shaw (Painter)
1776/1777-1860

M. Carey & Son (Publisher)
1801-1820
Mathew Carey.

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1819-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Engraved by J. Hill
2. Inscription; Lower left; Painted by J. Shaw.
3. Inscription; Lower center; Published by M. Carey & Son Philadelphia.

Subjects

Landscape

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Aquatint, Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

17.4 (H) , 13.8 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

44.3 (H) , 35 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 15.2 in. (38.7 cm). Plate W: 12.0 in. (30.4 cm).

Publisher Summary

M. Carey & Son

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

State

I

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Edition Notes

From: Picturesque Views of American Scenery. Philadelphia: M. Carey and Son, 1820.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Koke, Richard J. 1961 A Checklist of the American Engravings of John Hill (1770-1850), Master of Aquatint, Together with a List of Prints Colored by Him and a List of His Extant Original Drawings.
See p.24, no.52.