Boston, from City Point near Sea Street / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett. – Antique Photo Print
(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 historic print of Boston, from City Point near Sea Street / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Boston, from City Point near Sea Street / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett.
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This aquatint looks across the water from City Point, the Boston waterfront village near Sea Street, and its record names windmills, boats and harbor scenes as its main subjects. W.J. Bennett painted the original view and also engraved the plate, a double role that was common for British-trained topographical artists working in America in the 1830s. Henry I. Megarey published it in New York in about 1833, and the colored impression shows the harbor's working life: sailing craft moving between wharves while the windmills stand on the rising ground behind the shore. Early views like this one are valued for documenting Boston's shoreline before later landfill and building changed the peninsula's edges.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Henry I. Megarey, c1833. |
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| Medium | 1 print : aquatint with watercolor. |
| Genre | Aquatints Color 1830-1840. |
| Notes | Title from item. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.I Megarey, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern district of New York. Library has two impressions, one color and one b&w. DLC B&w impression inscribed in ink: Dep. Oct. 5. Clerk Office South Dist. N.Y. |
| Subjects | Windmills--Massachusetts--Boston--1830-1840. Boats--Massachusetts--Boston--1830-1840. Harbors--Massachusetts--Boston--1830-1840. Boston (Mass.)--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 9,177 × 6,696 px · prints to 31 × 22 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 00195u Boston from City Point 1833 |
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