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Engraving

Title:
Chocorua Peak (White Mountains)
Object Name:
Engraving
Object ID:
1965.056.07
Creator:
Hart, William (1823-1894)Artist; Wellstood, William (1819-1900)Engraver
Date:
1861
Description:
Hand-colored engraving, Chocorua Peak (White Mountains), engraved by William Wellstood (1819-1900) after William Hart (1823-1894), 1861. Rocks in foreground and tree leaning over lake on left. Three cows center middle ground standing on lake shore. House with chimney smoke right of center background. Large expanse of forest leading to Mount Chocorua in background. Titled in lower margin, center: "CHOCORUA PEAK. / (WHITE MOUNTAINS) / Engraved by W Wellstood from the Original painting by W. Hart in the possession of the Artist." Printed along border of image: "Entered according to act of Congress, in the Year 1861 by Poe & Hitchcock in the Clerks office in the Southern district of Ohio". Hand written in pencil lower right corner: "6-". Matted. Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-6.5 W-10 inches
Provenance:
Purchased from The Old Print Shop and Kennedy Galleries.
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
Subjects:
Mount Chocorua
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