Boston, from the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. 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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Boston, from the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett. comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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 the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett.
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Seen from the west end of the Navy Yard, this view looks across the water toward Boston, with the ship house and shipping in the foreground. The Navy Yard in question is the one at Charlestown, across the Charles River from the city, where the federal government built and repaired warships. Painted and engraved by W.J. Bennett and published in New York by H.I. Megarey around 1833, the aquatint was colored by hand, so each impression varies slightly. Its mix of working harbor and city skyline shows how Boston looked to visitors and naval men in the early 1830s.
| Created / published | New York : Published by H.I. Megarey, c1833 ( Printed by J. Neale) |
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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 Color impression printed by J. Neale. Publisher statement printed with different type for each impression. B&w impression inscribed in ink: Deposited in U.S. Cle. office [?] Dist. N. York Feb. 26th 1833. F.J. Belts Clk. |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--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 | 1,536 × 1,129 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111946 |
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