Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
View of the Lower Aqueduct Crossing the Mohawk River on the Erie Canal, New York
Object Number:
1918.47
Date:
c. 1830-32
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. (24.4 x 34.3 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: Sept. 10, 1918.
Gallery Label:
This is a preliminary work sketch by engraver John Hill from an original study by his son, John William Hill (q.v.), which is also in the Society's collection. This view was intended for the projected Erie Canal Series of engravings, but was never published.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
