Inscribed, in plate, lower left: Painted by J. Shaw. Inscribed, lower center: BOLLING'S DAM, PETERSBURGH, VIRGINIA. | Published by M. Carey & Son Philadelphia. Inscribed, lower right: Engraved by J. Hill.
Bolling's Dam, Petersburgh, Virginia, 1819
- M. Carey and Son, American
- John Hill, English, 1770-1850
- Joshua Shaw, English, 1776-1860
Aquatint and etching printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper
- Plate: 12 × 15 1/8 inches (30.5 × 38.4 cm) Sheet: 15 1/8 × 22 inches (38.4 × 55.9 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Thomas M. Ball
49.365
Department
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Details
The Rosenbach Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA). 1949-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
John Hill; after Joshua Shaw, Bolling's Dam, Petersburgh, Virginia, 1819, aquatint and etching printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Thomas M. Ball, 49.365.
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