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"Belmead," James River, Virginia (vignette of riverside elevation and plan)

Engraver Alexander Anderson American
1850
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: "Belmead," James River, Virginia (vignette of riverside elevation and plan)
  • Engraver: Alexander Anderson (American, New York 1775–1870 Jersey City, New Jersey)
  • Artist: After Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey)
  • Date: 1850
  • Medium: Wood engraving printed in brown ink, with watercolor; plan in pen and ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 5 15/16 x 9 9/16 in. (15.1 x 24.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.66.1401(170)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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