Tomb of Kosciusko
date: c1840
artist: W.H. Bartlett
steel engraving with hand color – matted
General Kosciusko designed the defenses of West Point during the Revolutionary War. His monument overlooks the Hudson from the US Military Academy at West Point.
image: 4 3/4 x 7″ mat: 11 x 14″
The English illustrator William H. Bartlett traveled throughout the USA in the 19th century. His sketches, focused on landscape and city views, were engraved and featured in the publication American Scenery. Read more about Bartlett’s work.