Object Number 1976.0230

Object Name

Print (Line etching)

Title

A View of the Great Cohoes Falls, on the Mohawk River; | Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes sur la Riviere des Mohawks;

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Charles E. Merrill Trust for the Purchase of English Objects

Creator (Role)

William Elliot (Engraver)

Paul Sandby R.A. (Painter)-1809
Paul Sandby's birthdate is given by various sources as 1725 on the authority of his son Thomas. By checking baptismal records, Ball (1985) has established the correct date as 1731.

Thomas Jefferys (Publisher)
c. 1710-1771
Jefferys was appointed Geographer to Frederick, Prince of Wales, in 1746, and Geographer to George, Prince of Wales, (later King George III) in 1757.

Governor Pownal (Draftsman)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

May 1761 (1761-1761)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Sketch'd on the SPOT by his Excellency Governor Pownal. Painted by Paul Sandby, & Engraved by W.\m Elliot.
2. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; London, Publish'd according to Act of Parliament May 1761, by Tho.\s Jefferys the Corner of S.\t Martins Lane.

Subjects

Landscape

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

18.1 (H) , 23.6 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 20 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

45.9 (H) , 60 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 20 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 1/2 in. (36.9 cm). Plate W: 21 in. (53.3 cm). H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 3.8 cm.

Publisher Summary

Jefferys, Thomas

Publication Date

05//1761

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

unknown

Edition Notes

From a set of "Six Remarkable Views" published separately and later published with other sets in 1768 as "Scenographia Americana".

Object Description

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