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On Display: House - Montmorenci Stair Hall VII
Print (Aquatint)
NIAGARA FALLS./ Part of the American Fall, from the foot of the Stair Case
John Hill, William James Bennett, Henry J. Megarey
1829-1829
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Hill (Aquatinter)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1958.2059 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.2059 A
Object Name
Print (Aquatint)
Title
NIAGARA FALLS./ Part of the American Fall, from the foot of the Stair Case
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Hill (Aquatinter); William James Bennett (Painter); Henry J. Megarey (Publisher)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1829-1829
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: Engrav'd by J. Hill.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: Painted by H.J. Bennett.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath image
Inscription: Published by H. I. Megarey, New York.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Landscape
- Niagara Falls
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Aquatint
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
23.6 (H) x 18.5 (W) x 20.5 (Image H) x 17 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
60 (H) x 47 (W) x 52 (Image H) x 43.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 23.3 in. (59.1 cm). Plate W: 18.4 in. (46.8 cm). H at left. W at bottom.
Publisher Summary
H. Megarey
Publisher Date
01/01/1829
Place of Publication
New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
H. Megarey
Edition State
I
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Edition Notes
State I of II.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 278, p. 397.Book: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962 fall meeting of the Walpole Society selected from the collection of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 99 p.
• Published: no. 83, p. 37.Article: Richards, Nancy E. 11//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part II. Antiques. 100 (5): 734-739.
• Published: fig. no. 8, p. 739.Book: Stauffer, David McNeely. 1907 American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel.
• Print listed as no. 1348.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.
• Print listed as no. 135.