West Point, from Phillipstown / painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures West Point, from Phillipstown / painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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West Point, from Phillipstown / painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett.
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West Point, seen from the opposite bank of the Hudson at Phillipstown, shows the United States Military Academy as it looked in the early 1830s, when the school was still small and its buildings stood out against the wooded bluffs above the river. The view was painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett and published in New York by Parker & Clover around 1831, then printed in color by J. & G. Neale. Aquatints like this one were popular with American and British buyers, who often bought them as souvenirs of the Hudson, a river that travelers praised for its scenery. Bennett's work is worth noticing for its careful attention to the strategic height of the post and the broad sweep of the river below.
| Created / published | New York : published by Parker & Clover, c1831. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : aquatint, color. |
| Genre | Landscape prints 1830-1840.Aquatints Color 1830-1840. |
| Notes | Printed by J. & G. Neale. Copyright by Parker & Clover. |
| Subjects | United States Military Academy--1830-1840. Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,456 × 1,147 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219297 |
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