View by Moonlight, near Fayetteville

Joshua Shawca. 1819-1821

Details

Title: View by Moonlight, near Fayetteville
Creator: John Hill after Joshua Shaw
Date Created: ca. 1819-1821
Subject Keywords: landscapes (representations), moon, night, night scenes, sky
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate below image, lower left: “Painted by J. Shaw”; inscribed in plate below image, lower right: “Engraved by J. Hill”; inscribed in plate below image, center: “VIEW BY MOONLIGHT, NEAR FAYETTEVILLE.” / “Published by M. Carey & Son / Philadelphia”
Set or Series Title: Picturesque Views of American Scenery
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Friends of the Davison Art Center funds, 2008
Materials & Techniques: Aquatint and etching
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Engraved by John Hill; published by M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia
Dimensions: 1850
Associated People: Created by John Hill (British, 1770-1850), After Joshua Shaw (American, ca. 1777 - 1860)
Accession Number: 2008.16.1

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