The Old Print Shop

West Point

  • ARTIST: Robert Weir

  • MEDIUM: Ink wash on paper tipped onto heaver paper.

    DATE: c.1860

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 2 11/16 x 3 11/16" (6.8 x 9.4 cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: Signed and titled in pencil.<br><br> Robert Walter Weir (June 18, 1803 – May 1, 1889) was a Hudson River School Painter and educator. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1829. Weir became professor of drawing at the United States Military Academy in 1834. Among his notable students at West Point were James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Seth Eastman.<br><br>

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Framed to museum quality standards. Framed in a 1" silver lacquer molding, Acid free mat and back and glazed with "Tru Vue" museum glass.

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for some minor staining in the margins.

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