Fort Edward (No. 10 of The Hudson River Portfolio)

Engraver John Hill American, born England

After William Guy Wall Irish

Publisher Henry J. Megarey American

1823–24

Not on view

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Title: Fort Edward (No. 10 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
Series/Portfolio: The Hudson River Portfolio
Engraver: John Hill (American (born England), London 1770–1850 Clarksville, New York)
Artist: After William Guy Wall (Irish, Dublin 1792–after 1864 Ireland (active America))
Publisher: Henry J. Megarey (American, 1818–1845 New York)
Date: 1823–24
Medium: Etching and aquatint, hand-colored
Dimensions: Image: 14 × 21 in. (35.5 × 53.3 cm)
Sheet: 17 11/16 × 24 1/8 in. (45 × 61.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gertrude and Thomas Jefferson Mumford Collection, Gift of Dorothy Quick Mayer, 1942
Object Number: 42.119.287
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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