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Palisades. : No. 19 of the Hudson River Port Folio.

  • ARTIST: William Wall

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Henry I Megarey New York.

  • MEDIUM: Aquatint and engraving,

    DATE: 1821-1825.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 14 1/8 x 21 1/8 (359 x 539 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From "The Hudson River Portfolio." Painted by W. G. Wall. Engraved by J. Hill. Second state of three. <BR><BR> The Hudson River Port-Folio contains twenty aquatints views of the Hudson River valley engraved by John Hill after paintings by William G. Wall. This is one of the finest set of views of the Hudson River ever published. The Hudson River runs 315 miles from the Adirondack Mountains to New York City. The views start near Lake Luzerne and end with a view of New York City from Governor's Island. The original proposal was for twenty-four prints; however, only twenty were ever published between 1821 to 1825.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for tear in upper right corner, 1 1/2" into image. Original hand coloring.

  • REFERENCE: Deak, G. "Picturing America" #320, 321.