Object Number 1969.0413.013 A

Object Name

Print (Aquatint)

Title

VIEW ABOVE THE FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison

Creator (Role)

John Hill (Aquatinter)
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

1819-1821

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)

13.8 (H) , 17.3 (W) , 10.6 (Image H) , 13.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35 (H) , 44 (W) , 10.6 (Image H) , 13.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 11.9 in. (30.1 cm). Plate W: 15.4 in. (39.1 cm).

Publisher Summary

M. Carey & Son

Publication Date

1820

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

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.19, no.39.
[Book] Lane, Christopher W. & Cresswell, Donald H. 1990 Prints of Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Print Shop, featuring the Wohl Collection.
• See p.39.