Engraving
- Title:
- View From Mount Washington
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1970.019.07
- Creator:
- Tallis, John
- Place of Origin:
- London
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Hand-colored engraving, View From Mount Washington, published by John Tallis, J. & F. Tallis Company, c. 1850. View of rugged mountain range with two male figures; one left foreground with walking stick; other figure left middle ground pointing right. Two birds fly at right. Three vignettes; upper center barge on river pulled by horse; lower left slaves collecting corn, titled, "NEGROES GATHERING MAIZE."; lower right slaves in tobacco barn, sorting tobacco leaves, titled, "SORTING AND DRYING THE TOBACCO LEAF. Upper right corner between image and border: "68". Titled lower margin, center, "VIEW FROM MOUNT WASHINGTON. / J. & F. TALLIS, LONDON & NEW YORK." Unframed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-7.35 W-10.65 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Mount Washington, White Mountains
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