View near Hudson / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by J. Hill.
Summary
Print shows a view of the Hudson River from an elevated vantage point on a dirt road with trees, rocks, and a fence along the roadway; also shows sailboats on the river and rolling hills in the background.
No. 12 of the Hudson River Port Folio.
Stamped lower right: Map Division, Library of Congress, Nov. 18, 1915.
Irish-born artist W.G. Hall spent the summer of 1820 traversing 212 miles of the Hudson River's 315-mile course. 20 plates were engraved as aquatints by master printer John Hill and published between 1821 and 1825 by Henry Megarey in New York.
Tags
Date
01/01/1821
Contributors
Hill, John, 1770-1850, etcher
Wall, William Guy, 1792-, artist
Megarey, Henry I.
Location
West New York, 40.78788, -74.01431
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.