ARTIST: Henry Walton
MEDIUM: Lithograph handcolored,
DATE: c.1837.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 9 9/16 x 16 13/16" (242 x 428 mm) plus title and margins.
DESCRIPTION: Drawn from nature and on stone by H. Walton. Lithographed by Bufford's Lithography, New York. This panorama of Ithaca was taken from the East, or College Hill. Walton, a one time resident of Ithaca, did two other views of the town. His work is valued for its wonderful blend of precise detail and naivete.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Fair condition. The margins are narrow and there is restoration work in the title margin and in the top left corner.
REFERENCE: #457 in PICTURING AMERICA 1497- 1899 by Gloria Gilda Deak.