ARTIST: Thomas Birch
MEDIUM: Aquatint handcolored,
DATE: c.1830.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 12 3/4 x 19 3/8" (32.3 x 49.2 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Engraved by William Strickland after a painting by Birch. Both artist and engraver were based in Philadelphia in the early 19th century. In the foreground of this idyllic scene is a "Durham" boat, a flat bottomed vessel forty to sixty feet long and capable of carrying up to fifteen tons. A crew of five, one to steer and four to push with iron poles, could maneuver the swift currents of the upper Delaware River.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition, modern handcoloring.
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