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The Falls of the Sawkill

After William James Bennett American
Printer Illman & Pilbrow American
1830
Not on view
A view published in the New-York Mirror.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Falls of the Sawkill
  • Series/Portfolio: The American Landscape, 1830
  • Artist: Asher Brown Durand (American, Jefferson, New Jersey 1796–1886 Maplewood, New Jersey)
  • Artist: After William James Bennett (American, London 1787–1844 New York)
  • Printer: Illman & Pilbrow (American, active 1829–1833)
  • Date: 1830
  • Medium: Steel engraving
  • Dimensions: plate: 8 13/16 x 6 7/16 in. (22.4 x 16.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1253
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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