Title Page, from Picturesque Views of American Scenery
John Hill, American (born England), 1770 - 1850
after Joshua Shaw, American (born England), 1776 - 1860
1820
Hand colored engraving and aquatint on wove paper
Image: 9 5/8 × 14 5/16 in. (24.4 × 36.4 cm)
Sight: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Sight: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.974.126
Geography
(not assigned): United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, lower left: Painted by J. Shaw.; lower right: Engraved by J. Hill; lower center: PHILADELPHIA Published by M. CAREY & SON
Exhibition History
Nineteeth Century American Prints, Carpenter Galleries, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 25-June 22, 1977.
Provenance
John Wilmerding, Washington, DC; sold to present collection, 1974.
Catalogue Raisonne
R. Koke, A Checklist of the American Engravings of John Hill (1770-1850), New York, 1961, no. 37.
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