Lithograph

Title:

White Mountain Lake Scenery, New Hampshire

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1986.008.02

Creator:

Cropsey, Jasper F. (1823-1900)Artist; Gauci, William; M. & N. Hanhart (fl. 1839-1882)

Place of Origin:

London, England

Date:

1859

Description:

Lithograph, White Mountain Lake Scenery, New Hampshire, lithographed by William Gauci, after Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900), printed by M. & N. Hanhart (fl. 1839-1882), and published by E. Gambart & Co. in "Cropsey's American Scenery", 1859. Ink and wash on paper. Landscape. Lake and felled trees in center foreground left, grassy bank with sheep and trees. Tall tree, middle ground left; figure in boat, middle ground right. Waterfall in the center background. Building left of falls. In upper margin at center: "CROPSEY'S AMERICAN SCENERY." Upper margin at right "PL. 5." Lower margin at left: "W. GAUCI, LITH." Center: "LONDON, PUBLISHED JANY [superscript 'Y'] 1ST [superscript 'ST'] 1859, BY E. GAMBART & CO. [superscript 'O'] 25, BERNERS ST. OXFORD ST. & 8 RUE DE BRUXELLES, PARIS." At right: "M & N HANHART, IMPT [superscript 'T']". Title, lower center margin: "WHITE MOUNTAIN LAKE SCENERY, / NEW HAMPSHIRE." On frame's backing paper, printed address label: "JAMES R. DUFTY / Old Prints / 304 Washington Ave. / ALBANY, N.Y. 12203". Round paper label, upper left, handwritten with red marker: "75". Molded wood frame with quarter-round center molding, gilded interior; glazed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-12 W-19 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Catherine H. Campbell, in memory of Crawford J. Campbell

People:

Cropsey, Jasper F. (1823-1900)

Subjects:

Landscape prints, White Mountains, Mount Chocorua, Tourism, Lithographs