Fenner, Sears & Co.

A Distant View of the Falls of Niagara

Maker

Fenner, Sears &amp
Co. (American, 1830 - ca. 1836), designer
Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848), painter

Title

A Distant View of the Falls of Niagara

Year

1831

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

steel engraving

Supports

Dimensions

20.8 x 26.5 cm (8 3/16 x 10 7/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

in Plate--Under image in center:Engraved & Printed by Fenner Sears & Co./ A DISTANT VIEW OF THE FALLS OF NIAGARA./from an original Picture in the possession of Joshua Bates Esq.; Painted by T. Cole Esq./London published April 1, 1831 by I.T. Hinton & Simpkin & Marshall; numbered in UR:37

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/ OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

47.397.11

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Fenner, Sears & Co. (American, 1830 - ca. 1836), designer
Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848), painter
I.T. Hinton & Simpkin & Marshall, publisher
A Distant View of the Falls of Niagara, 1831
steel engraving
20.8 x 26.5 cm (8 3/16 x 10 7/16 inches) (plate)
Museum Collection 47.397.11

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