Picturesque America, or the Land We Live In: Volume 2

1874

William Cullen Bryant

Associated Names
William Cullen Bryant

Editor, American, 1794 - 1878

D. Appleton and Company

Publisher, American

This is a photograph of an ornately designed book cover. The cover is crafted from rich brown leather, with intricate floral and vine embossments forming a detailed border. The text in the center reads "PICTURESQUE AMERICA" in gold lettering, accompanied by artistic elements such as an artist's palette and brushes. The spine of the book is similarly detailed with embossed floral patterns and horizontal bands. The overall design conveys a sense of vintage elegance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with twenty-five steel engravings and additional wood engravings

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (closed): 33.02 × 27.31 × 6.35 cm (13 × 10 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.1492

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Wilson Corcoran, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1874; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1872

  • Bryant, WIlliam Cullen, ed. Picturesque America, or the Land We Live In, vol. 2. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1872.

Inscriptions

stamped on cover in gilt lettering: Picturesque America; stamped on spine in gilt lettering: Picturesque / America / V.O.L. / II.

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