West Point, from Phillipstown / painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett. – Antique 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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West Point, from Phillipstown / painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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West Point, from Phillipstown / painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett.
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This aquatint shows West Point as seen from the Phillipstown shore, looking across the Hudson toward the Military Academy on its bluffs. William James Bennett painted and engraved the view, and the color aquatint was published in New York by Parker & Clover around 1831. The United States Military Academy had been founded in 1802 and was still a small, closely watched post in the early 1830s, so the print captures a place that was both a training ground for army engineers and a natural showpiece on one of the country's most admired rivers. Bennett's river views were popular with a public eager to see American scenery, and this one is worth noticing for how it frames the academy within the wooded hills and open water.
| Created / published | New York : published by Parker & Clover, c1831. |
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| 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 | 1,536 × 1,261 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174010 |
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