Engraving

Title:

On the Pemigewassett at West Campton, N.H.

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

1965.056.14

Creator:

Brown, George L. (1814-1889)Artist; Schoff, Stephen A. (1818-1904)Engraver; William Pate & Co.

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Date:

1869

Description:

Hand-colored engraving of On the Pemigewassett at West Campton N.H., engraved by Stephen A. Schoff (1818-1904), after a painting by George L. Brown (1814-1889), printed by William Pate & Co., published by G.P. Putnam & Sons (est. 1838), 1869. River flowing from center to foreground. Trees overhanging river and on bank, left. Field with cow and buildings in distance seen through trees to right. Bit of low bank middledistance, center with human figure. Clouds in sky. Lower margin titled, "On the Pemigewassett / At West Campton, N.H. / From the Original Painting in the possession of the Publishers / WILLIAM PATE & Co. NEW YORK. / G.P. PUTNAM & SONS." On composition, at lower right, is printed "Geo. L. Brown". Center, "Entered accord to act of congress AD 1869 by WPate and Co. in the clerks office at the district court of the southern district of N.Y." Lower right, "S. A. SCHOFF". "25-" written in pencil at lower right corner in margin. In lower left corner in pencil, "7". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12.8 W-16.2 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Schoff, Stephen, Brown, George Loring (1814-1889)

Subjects:

Pemigewassett River, West Campton, NH, White Mountains