The lovers' leap" - approach by night" – 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 antique engraving of The lovers' leap" - approach by night" brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The lovers' leap" - approach by night"
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This engraving, titled "The Lovers' Leap," shows the approach to its rocky overlook at night, a view that departs from the daylight scenes that usually accompanied such landmarks. It was made by H. Linton as an illustration for volume 1 of *Picturesque America*, the two-volume survey of American scenery edited by William Cullen Bryant and published in 1874. The book drew on sketches and engravings to present the country's natural sights to a middle-class readership eager to see them, often without travel. The record's catalog tags also mention stage coaches, which suggests the scene may involve travel by road, though that detail is not confirmed.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1874 |
| Subjects | Engraving by H. Linton. Illus. in: Wm. Cullen Bryant, Picturesque america, 1874, vol. 1, p. 137. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Music.---Brass; Courtship; BI--WORKS; Artists, Publ. I.; Stage coaches; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,041 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135772 |
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