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West Point, From Above Washington Valley : Looking down the River.

  • ARTIST: George Cook

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Parker & Co. 186, and by Lewis P. Clover. 180 Fulton Street, New York.

  • MEDIUM: Handcolored aquatint engraving,

    DATE: 1834.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 1/2 x 20 3/8" (394 x 570 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: "This view of West Point gives relatively little attention to the grounds and buildings of the military academy. Instead, the aquatint focuses on the beauty of the Hudson River and the mountains that border it on either side." Deak. This is one of a group of nineteen aquatint engravings done by William J. Bennett. These prints are considered by many to be the finest collection of folio views of American cities and landscapes ever produced. Second sate of two.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition, save for a 1" tear in the lower margin, easily matted out. Original handcoloring, slightly faded.

  • REFERENCE: Deak #412.

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