Price: $95.00
SKU: 57816
ARTIST: William Bennett
PUBLISHER: Published by Elam Bliss, New York.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: c. 1840.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 x 4 3/8" (15.2 x 11 cm).
DESCRIPTION: A seldom seen waterfall located near the town of Milford located in north eastern Pennsylvania. <br><br> "In point of beauty and picturesque effect, this is one of the finest waterfalls in our country, however it may be surpassed by many in the volume of water ... It is situated about a mile from the town of Milford, in Pike county, Pennsylvania, on the Sawkill, a stream, the sources of which are two small lakes, laying west of the town, at an elevation of several hundred feet above it. A foot path leading in a southwesterly direction from the village, conducts the visitor to the spot...." <br><br> Asher Brown Durand's engraving is after a watercolor by William James Bennett, and printed by Illman & Pilbrow in 1830 William James Bennett's watercolor with full title, The Falls of the Sawkill, near Milford, Pennsylvania, can be found in the annual exhibition record of the National Academy of Design, where Bennett exhibited in 1831."
ADDITIONAL INFO: Printed chine-colle.
CONDITION: Good condition with modern handcolor.
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