Boston: From the Ship House West End of the Navy Yard, published 1833

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Medium

color aquatint with touches of engraving, hand-colored, on wove paper

Dimensions

plate: 53.5 x 68.2 cm (21 1/16 x 26 7/8 in.)

sheet: 57.5 x 77.6 cm (22 5/8 x 30 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Accession Number

1985.64.122

Artists / Makers

William James Bennett (artist) American, born England, c. 1787 - 1844

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left in plate: Painted by W.J. Bennett.; lower right in plate: Engd by W.J. Bennett.; lower center in plate: BOSTON, / From the Ship House west end of the Navy Yard. / PUBLISHED BY H.I. ME GAREY,NEW YORK. / Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.I.Megarey in the Cle rks Office of the district court ofthe southern district of New York.

Provenance

F.P. Garvin (Lugt Supp.1041a)

Associated Names

Mellon, Paul