Little falls at Luzerne / painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by I. Hill.
Summary
Print shows a little waterfall at Luzerne on the Hudson River, with two buildings on the edge of the river, possibly mills, and a larger building, possibly a house or an inn, on the hillside above the river; also a man, with a fishing pole, walking along the near bank of the river.
No. 1 of the Hudson River Port Folio.
Stamped lower right: Map Division, Library of Congress, Nov. 18, 1915.
Irish-born artist W.G. Hall spent the summer of 1820 traversing 212 miles of the Hudson River's 315-mile course. 20 plates were engraved as aquatints by master printer John Hill and published between 1821 and 1825 by Henry Megarey in New York.
Tags
Date
01/01/1821
Contributors
Hill, John, 1770-1850, etcher
Wall, William Guy, 1792-, artist
Megarey, Henry I.
Location
Luzerne (N.Y.), 41.95139, -75.14806
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.