Photograph, Print, or DrawingView near Fishkill
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Main title
- View near Fishkill [graphic] / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by I. Hill.
Published/Created
- New York : Published by Henry I. Megarey, [between 1821 and 1825].
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- digital file from original print http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.03821 opens in a new window
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Description
- 1 print : aquatint ; 45.8 x 62.6 cm (plate), 50.8 x 70.1 cm (sheet)
Rights advisory
- No known restrictions on publication.
LC classification
- PGA - Hill (J.)--Hudson, no. 17
Biography/History note
- 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.
Summary
- Print shows a view of the Hudson River from a roadway, with two men are tending fishing nets and stone buildings on the hillside above the road.
Other Subjects
- Rivers--New York (State)--Fishkill--1820-1830.
- Dirt roads--New York (State)--Fishkill--1820-1830.
- Stone buildings--New York (State)--Fishkill--1820-1830.
- Fishermen--New York (State)--Fishkill--1820-1830.
- Country life--New York (State)--Fishkill--1820-1830.
- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--1820-1830.
- Fishkill (N.Y.)--1820-1830.
Form/Genre
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Notes
- Title from item.
- No. 17 of the Hudson River Port Folio.
- Stamped lower right: Map Division, Library of Congress, Nov. 18, 1915.
Reproduction no./Source
- LC-DIG-pga-03821 DLC (digital file from original print)
LCCN
- 2011661800
Repository
- Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print opens in a new window
Type of material
- Photograph, Print, or Drawing
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- Not Charged