Weekhawken

After William James Bennett American
1833
Not on view
Image within a decorative frame, originally engraved in 1830 as part one of a projected serial publication titled, The American Landscape. Only one number of the latter was ever issued. This state was republished April 20, 1833 in the New-York Mirror.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Weekhawken
  • Series/Portfolio: The American Landscape
  • Artist: Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796–1886 Maplewood, New Jersey)
  • Artist: After William James Bennett (American, London 1787–1844 New York)
  • Date: 1833
  • Medium: Steel engraving; third state of three
  • Dimensions: plate: 6 1/4 x 8 15/16 in. (15.9 x 22.7 cm)
    sheet: 9 5/8 x 13 3/16 in. (24.4 x 33.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1250
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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