Inscribed, in plate, lower left: Painted by J. Shaw. Inscribed, lower right: Engraved by J. Hill. Inscribed, center bottom margin: FALLS OF ST. ANTHONY ON THE MISSISSIPPI. | Published by M. Carey & Son Philadelphia.
Falls of St. Anthony on the Mississippi, 1819
- M. Carey and Son, American
- John Hill, English, 1770-1850
- Joshua Shaw, English, 1776-1860
Etching and aquatint printed in black ink on wove paper
- Plate: 11 1/4 × 14 3/4 inches (28.6 × 37.5 cm) Sheet: 15 × 21 7/8 inches (38.1 × 55.6 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Thomas M. Ball
49.379
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
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The Rosenbach Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA). 1949-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
John Hill; after Joshua Shaw, Falls of St. Anthony on the Mississippi, 1819, etching and aquatint printed in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Thomas M. Ball, 49.379.