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St. George's Church, Beekman St., New York ; Clinton Hall, Beekman St., New York / drawn by C. Burton ; engraved by Hatch & Smillie ; printed by J.R. Burton.
1831
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E North 38/GC024/Box 120/Small/19th c./Artist Bourne GA 2021.00004
- Publisher
- New York : G. Melksham Bourne, 1831.
- People
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- Author
- Burton, Charles
- Donor
- Feld, Stuart P.
- Related Name
- G. Melksham Bourne
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Landscapes—United States—1831
- Landscapes—Northeastern States—1831
- Landscapes—New York (State)—New York—1831
- Streetscapes—New York (State)—New York—1831
- Cities and towns—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Church buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—In art
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- St. George's Church, Beekman St., New York ; Clinton Hall, Beekman St., New York / drawn by C. Burton ; engraved by Hatch & Smillie ; printed by J.R. Burton.
- Call Number
- E North 38/GC024/Box 120/Small/19th c./Artist Bourne GA 2021.00004
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcv118rs797
- Publisher
- New York : G. Melksham Bourne, 1831.
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1831
- Extent
- 2 engravings on 1 sheet : mounted and framed ; frame 24 x 31 cm
- Source Acquisition
- Princeton copy 1: Gift Mr. & Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, Class of 1957; 2019.
- References
- Deak, Picturing America, 262.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Signed, lower left (each print): "Drawn by C. Burton".
- Signed, lower right (each print): "Engraved by Hatch & Smillie".
- Signed, lower right (bottom of sheet): "Printed by J.R. Burton".
- According to Gloria Deak in her Picturing America, 1497-1899: "the set of engravings that George Melksham Bourne issued from his shop on Broadway near Franklin Street in 1831 is generally considered the most beautifully executed sequence of small New York views" (p. 262).
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Landscapes—United States—1831
- Landscapes—Northeastern States—1831
- Landscapes—New York (State)—New York—1831
- Streetscapes—New York (State)—New York—1831
- Cities and towns—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Church buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—In art
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 4
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/d65cc79e-17df-4c86-bf83-785a4d2a7c2d/manifest