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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1836

GUSN

GUSN-18100

Description

Framed engraving of landscape w/ mountains and river. In the right foreground, 2 figures rest and chat. In the center ground, ruins sit at the top of a hill. A city is seen in the distance and the mountains rise up behind the city.

Details

Descriptive Terms

landscapes (representations)
prints (visual works)
engraving (printing process)
paper (fiber product)
mountains
rivers
ruins
Unidentified Paper
Stipple Engraved
Landscape
Mountain
River
Classical Figure
Ruins
PICTURE, LANDSCAPE

Inscription

Printed beneath print: ""W.H. Bartlett, C. Cousen. London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo. Virtue, 26, Ivy Lane, 1836.""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Bartlett, William Henry, 1809-1854 (Maker)
Cousen, C. (Maker)
Geo. Virtue (Publisher)

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

8.875 x 10.875 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2203

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