Troy: Taken from the West Bank of the Hudson in front of the United States Arsenal

published 1838

William James Bennett

Associated Names
William James Bennett

Artist, American, born England, c. 1787 - 1844

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored aquatint with touches of engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 49.5 x 70.7 cm (19 1/2 x 27 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.64.132

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1986

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1986-1987.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: W.J.Bennett.; lower right in plate: Engd.by W.J.BENNETT.; lower center in plate: Published by Henry J. Megarey, New-York. / TROY. / Taken from the West bank of the Hudson in front of the United States Arsenal. / Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1838 by H.J . Megarey

Wikidata ID

Q74070528

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