Bennett, View of the Ruins after the Great Fire
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BENNETT, William J. (1784-1844).
View of the Ruins after the Great Fire in New York, Dec. 16th & 17th, 1835 as seen from Exchange Place.
Aquatint in colors by W. J. Bennett after Nicolino Calyo (1779-1884), with extensive additional hand-coloring in watercolor and with the hand-scribed borderline in black ink, characteristic of early printings.
New York: Lewis P. Clover, 1836.
19 1/2" x 26" sheet.
Comparable: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2009 - $1,800.
Dramatic rendering of the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1835, “the most devastating conflagration in New York’s history and the largest in America up to that date; one of the most significant events in the city's history” (Augustyn & Cohen).
Provenance: Down Town Association of New York.
View of the Ruins after the Great Fire in New York, Dec. 16th & 17th, 1835 as seen from Exchange Place.
Aquatint in colors by W. J. Bennett after Nicolino Calyo (1779-1884), with extensive additional hand-coloring in watercolor and with the hand-scribed borderline in black ink, characteristic of early printings.
New York: Lewis P. Clover, 1836.
19 1/2" x 26" sheet.
Comparable: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2009 - $1,800.
Dramatic rendering of the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1835, “the most devastating conflagration in New York’s history and the largest in America up to that date; one of the most significant events in the city's history” (Augustyn & Cohen).
Provenance: Down Town Association of New York.
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Bennett, View of the Ruins after the Great Fire
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