Title page from Nathaniel Parker Willis, American Scenery (London: George Virtue, and New York: R. Martin & Co., 1840).
Prints and Maps
William Henry Bartlett (Draftsman)
Robert Wallis (Engraver)
Nathaniel Parker Willis (Author)
George Virtue (Publisher)
R. Martin & Co. (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1840-1840
Ink; Paper (wove)
Engraved, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
1967.0213
Object Number1967.0213 |
Print (Steel engraving)
Title page from Nathaniel Parker Willis, American Scenery (London: George Virtue, and New York: R. Martin & Co., 1840).
Prints and Maps
Gift of John A. H. Sweeney
William Henry Bartlett (Draftsman)
1809-1854
Robert Wallis (Engraver)
1794-1878
Nathaniel Parker Willis (Author)
1806-1867
Willis founded the New York Mirror in 1829.
George Virtue (Publisher)
R. Martin & Co. (Publisher)
R. Martin & Co. co-published (with George Virtue in London) the 1840 edition of Nathaniel Parker Willis, American Scenery.
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1840-1840
1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; W. H. Bartlett.
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; R. Wallis.
3. Inscription; Bottom center; LONDON./ PUBLISHED BY GEORGE VIRTUE, 26, IVY LANE./ R. MARTIN & C.\o NEW YORK.
Building view; Landscape
Ink; Paper (wove)
Engraved, Etched, Hand colored, Painted
Coloring added later.
9.77 (H) , 7.59 (W) , 8.9 (Image H) , 6.94 (Image W)
24.81 (H) , 19.29 (W) , 8.9 (Image H) , 6.94 (Image W)
H at right. W at top.
Virtue, George
1840
26 Ivy Lane, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
none
Hand colored with watercolors
Title page from Nathaniel Parker Willis, American Scenery (London: George Virtue, and New York: R. Martin & Co., 1840).
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[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 38, pp. 90-91.