Hand-Colored Engravings After William Bartlett and Arthur L. Vernon

Item Details

In Plate

A pair of hand-colored engravings on paper. The first is titled Faneuiel Hal, Boston after a drawing by British artist William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) and depicts the titular building on a busy street in 19th century Boston. The second is titled Going to Town and reproduces a painting by British artist Arthur L. Vernon (died 1917) that depicts a family loading into a horse-drawn carriage for a trip into town. In both prints, the title and artist’s names are printed to the lower margin and each is presented behind glass in a wood frame with wire to the verso for hanging.

Condition

- discoloration to papers; heavy foxing to largest print; billow to papers; heavy accretions present to frames and glass surfaces; wear to edges of frames.

Dimensions

- measures frame of smallest print; visible image of smallest print measures 9.75" W x 7.75" H; frame of largest print measures 17.5" W x 14.5"H x 1" D; visible image of largest print measures 10" W x 6.5" H.

Item #

18BOS042-601