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Print (Aquatint)
WEST POINT, FROM PHILLIPSTOWN.
William James Bennett, Currier & Ives
1857-1872
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William James Bennett (Painter and engraver)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1970.1398 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1970.1398 A
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
WEST POINT, FROM PHILLIPSTOWN.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William James Bennett (Painter and engraver); Currier & Ives (Publisher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1857-1872
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Painted and Engraved by
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: W. J. Bennett.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left
Inscription: Colored by Hill
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: New York Published by Currier & Jves 152 Nassau Str.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
17.9 (H) x 23.7 (W) x 15.75 (Image H) x 22.4 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.5 (H) x 60.2 (W) x 40.01 (Image H) x 56.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Measurement by sight, in frame. H at left, W at bottom. No conservation file.
Publisher Summary
Currier & Ives
Place of Publication
152 Nassau Street, New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
Currier & Ives
Edition State
Restrike
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Parker & Clover originally published four states of Bennett's aquatint, c. 1831-33. Decades later, Currier & Ives acquired the copperplate and republished it, removing the original publication line and re-engraving it with their own.