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239
$2,300.00

HENRY J. MEGAREY (Publisher, 19th Century) “NEWBURG”. Hand-colored aquatint shows the town of Newburg across the Hudson. A wagon full of produce pulled by two oxen in foreground on dirt road. This is No. 14 of the Hudson River Portfolio. The Hudson River Portfolio is considered by many to be the greatest American color plate book of the Century. Published in the United States, it was a collaboration between the engraver, John Hill, and the artist, William Guy Wall. Housed in a mahogany molded frame with gold liner. SIGHT SIZE: 18-3/4” x 25-1/2”. CONDITION: Vertical foxing line at center, some toning to margin. Otherwise very good. Not examined out of frame. 9-94840 (2,000-3,000)


Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2003
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