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City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard / painted by G. Cooke ; engd. by W.J. Bennett. – Antique Wall Art

City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard / painted by G. Cooke ; engd. by W.J. Bennett., New York, N.Y. : Published by Lewis P. Clover, c1834. — historic print
City of Washington from beyond the Navy Yard / painted by G. Cooke ; engd. by W.J. Bennett., New York, N.Y. : Published by Lewis P. Clover, c1834.. Historic print from the Washington DC collection.

(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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From across the water, beyond the Navy Yard, this view places the United States Capitol at a distance over the city instead of making it the sole focus. The Navy Yard sat on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac, now called the Anacostia River, and it was a working naval depot, so the waterfront in the foreground reflects that activity. The print reproduces a painting by George Cooke, with the color aquatint engraved by William J. Bennett and published in New York by Lewis P. Clover around 1834, when Washington was still a small, sparsely built capital. Color views like this were popular with buyers who wanted images of American cities.

Created / publishedNew York, N.Y. : Published by Lewis P. Clover, c1834.
Medium1 print : aquatint, color.
GenreCityscape prints 1830-1840.Aquatints Color 1830-1840.
NotesAfter painting by G. Cooke.
SubjectsUnited States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1830-1840. Washington Navy Yard--1830-1840. Washington (D.C.)--1830-1840. Waterfronts--Washington (D.C.)--1830-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 1,375 px · prints to 6 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-173974

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