VIEW NEAR THE FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL
Prints and Maps
John Hill (Aquatinter)
Joshua Shaw (Painter)
M. Carey & Son (Publisher)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1819-1820
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Hand colored, Etched, Painted
1969.0413.014 A
Object Number1969.0413.014 A |
Print (Aquatint)
VIEW NEAR THE FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison
John Hill (Aquatinter)
1770-1850
Joshua Shaw (Painter)
1776/1777-1860
M. Carey & Son (Publisher)
1801-1820
Mathew Carey.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1819-1820
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.
Landscape
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Aquatint, Hand colored, Etched, Painted
17.4 (H) , 13.8 (W) , 14.2 (Image H) , 10.1 (Image W)
44.1 (H) , 35.1 (W) , 14.2 (Image H) , 10.1 (Image W)
Plate H: 15.4 in. (39.1 cm). Plate W: 11.9 in. (30.3 cm).
M. Carey & Son
1820
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
I
Hand colored with watercolors
From: Picturesque Views of American Scenery. Philadelphia: M. Carey and Son, 1820.
Text available soon.
[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.
[Book] Nygren, Edward J. & Robertson, Bruce. 1986 Views and Visions: American Landscape before 1830.
• Print listed as pl. no. 51, p. 51.