Harpers Ferry, from the Potomac Side
date: c1840
artist: W.H. Bartlett
steel engraving with hand color - matted
condition: small tear at bottom of margin, otherwise good
source: N.P. Willis, American Scenery, George Virtue, London
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.