Copper Plate Etching

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Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Copper Plate Etching

Entry/Object ID

2007.3.12.3

Tags

Art Objects

Scope and Content

Etching on parchment; black on white; titled "VIEW of the lesser FALL of NIAGARA"; also "I. Weld del't.", "I. Scott sculp't"; "Published Dec 22 1798, by I. Stockdale, Piccadilly"; depicts falls with rocks in water in foreground with three men with long sticks.

Dimensions

Height

25 cm

Width

20.1 cm

Update Date

December 28, 2020