Picturesque America, or the Land We Live In: Volume 1

1872

William Cullen Bryant

Associated Names
William Cullen Bryant

Editor, American, 1794 - 1878

D. Appleton and Company

Publisher, American

This is a photograph of an ornate leather book cover. The cover features intricate embossed floral patterns at the edges framing the center. The title "Picturesque America" is written in gold lettering in the middle. Below the title is a gold illustration of a painter's palette with brushes. The leather is predominantly brown, providing a warm backdrop for the gold elements. The spine of the book is visible on the left with signs of wear and similar decorative motifs. The design conveys a sense of vintage and classic craftsmanship.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with twenty-four 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

    2015.143.1491

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. 1. 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. / I.

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