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Niagara Falls (from the top of the ladder, on the American side) / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley. – Vintage Wall Art

Niagara Falls (from the top of the ladder, on the American side) / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley., London : Published for the proprietors, by Geo. Virtue, 1839. — antique engraving
Niagara Falls (from the top of the ladder, on the American side) / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley., London : Published for the proprietors, by Geo. Virtue, 1839.. Antique engraving from the State Parks 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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This antique engraving of Niagara Falls (from the top of the ladder, on the American side) / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley. 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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Niagara Falls (from the top of the ladder, on the American side) / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley.

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Rather than the familiar panorama from the bank, this engraving takes the viewer down to a ladder on the American side, placing the eye close to the rushing water at the foot of the cliffs. It reproduces a painting by William Henry Bartlett, an English topographical artist who traveled widely in North America in the 1830s and sketched its famous sights for British audiences. The plate was engraved by J.C. Bentley and published in London in 1839 by George Virtue, whose firm specialized in illustrated books and prints of foreign scenery. Such views helped shape how Victorian readers imagined Niagara as a sublime natural wonder.

Created / publishedLondon : Published for the proprietors, by Geo. Virtue, 1839.
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreLandscape prints 1830-1940.Engravings 1830-1840.
NotesFrom a painting by William Henry Bartlett.
SubjectsWaterfalls--Canada--Ontario--1830-1840. Waterfalls--New York (State)--Niagara Falls--1830-1840. Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1830-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,249 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-182487

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