Picturesque America - Newport from the Bay


Item Number: 482

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $225

Online Close: Apr 26, 2010 11:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 1 bid - Item Sold!

Description

This is "Newport from the Bay" -- a hand-colored, woodcut engraving. It's from "Picturesque America" -- a pair of picture books popular in the mid 19th Century, regarded by at least one historian as helping Americans to celebrate one, continental nation following the trauma of the Civil War. "Picturesque America" featured the work of many notable illustrators, including the creator of this piece, engraver J.G. Smithwick Donated by Stephan and Julia Brigidi of the Bristol Workshops in Photography, Bristol, RI, the mint-condition print itself measures 5" x 10". Matted in museum board, overall dimensions are 14" x 16" in its gold wood frame.

Special Instructions

Print matted in museum board. Condition: mint. Frame size: 14 x 16 Gold wood frame

Donated by

THE BRISTOL WORKSHOPS