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Engraving

Title:
Chocorua Peak
Object Name:
Engraving
Object ID:
1990.001.726
Creator:
Hart, William (1823-1894); Wellstood, William (1819-1900)
Date:
1861
Description:
Engraving, hand-colored. "Chocorua Peak", engraved by William Wellstood (1819-1900) after a painting by William Hart (1823-1894), 1861. Ink and watercolor on paper. Cattle grazing in middle ground at the river; house with red roof and smoke billowing from chimney in right background. Woods and Mount Chocorua in background. Inscription in margin: "Entered accord to Act of Congress in the Year 1861. by Poe & Hitchcock in the Clerks office in the Southern district of Ohio / CHOCORUA PEAK. / (WHITE MOUNTAINS) / Engraved by W. Wellstood from the Original Painting by W. Hart in the possession of the Artist." Pencil inscription upper right: "NH / 750". Unframed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-12.5 W-15 inches
Provenance:
Part of a large collection of White Mountain material compiled and bequeathed by Catherine H. Campbell, including paintings, drawings, photographs, and printed materials.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine H. Campbell
Subjects:
Mount Chocorua
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