View on the Delaware: "Water Gap" in the Distance
Based on a painting by Inness, this print offers a panoramic view of the Delaware River, which curves through pastoral western New Jersey towards the Water Gap, seen silhouetted at the horizon.
The New York firm of Currier & Ives grew from a printing business established by Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888) in 1835. Expansion led, in 1857, to a partnership with James Merritt Ives (1824–1895). The firm operated until 1907, lithographing over 4,000 subjects for distribution across America and Europe with popular categories including landscape, marines, natural history, genre, caricatures, portraits, history and foreign views. Until the 1880s, images were printed in monochrome, then hand-colored by women who worked for the company at home.
The New York firm of Currier & Ives grew from a printing business established by Nathaniel Currier (1813–1888) in 1835. Expansion led, in 1857, to a partnership with James Merritt Ives (1824–1895). The firm operated until 1907, lithographing over 4,000 subjects for distribution across America and Europe with popular categories including landscape, marines, natural history, genre, caricatures, portraits, history and foreign views. Until the 1880s, images were printed in monochrome, then hand-colored by women who worked for the company at home.
Artwork Details
- Title: View on the Delaware: "Water Gap" in the Distance
- Artist: After a painting by George Inness (American, Newburgh, New York 1825–1894 Bridge of Allan, Scotland)
- Publisher: Currier & Ives (American, active New York, 1857–1907)
- Date: 1860
- Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 14 5/8 × 22 1/2 in. (37.1 × 57.2 cm)
Image with text: 16 1/4 × 22 1/2 in. (41.3 × 57.2 cm)
Sheet: 21 3/4 × 27 1/2 in. (55.2 × 69.9 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of A. S. Colgate, 1952
- Object Number: 52.520.28
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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