Boston

1857
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Boston
  • Engraver: Charles Henry Mottram (British, 1807–1876 London)
  • Artist: After John William Hill (American (born England), London 1812–1879 West Nyack, New York)
  • Publisher: Benjamin F. Smith (American, South Freedom, Maine 1830–1927 Glen Cove, Maine)
  • Publisher: Smith Brothers, & Co. (New York, NY)
  • Publisher: P. & D. Colnaghi & Co.
  • Publisher: François Delarue (French, active 1850–70)
  • Date: 1857
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 28 3/4 × 41 7/8 in. (73 × 106.3 cm)
    Sheet: 31 7/8 × 45 1/16 in. (81 × 114.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Richard Button, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.502.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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