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[One of] 5 plates
View Near the Upper Falls, on the Genesee River
[One of] 5 plates
Probably by: Catherine Scollay (American, 1783 – 1863)
After: Daniel Wadsworth (American, 1771 – 1848)
Printed by: Pendleton's Lithography (American, founded in 1825)
After: Daniel Wadsworth (American, 1771 – 1848)
Printed by: Pendleton's Lithography (American, founded in 1825)
1830
Medium/Technique
Lithograph
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Charles E. Clark
Accession NumberM9882.1
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
DescriptionDaniel Wadsworth made the drawing on which this lithograph was based in the autumn of 1827. Published as illustration to Daniel Wadsworth, "Illustrations of a View taken from the Upper Falls of the Genesee River," in The American Journal of Science and Arts. Ed. Benjamin Silliman. Vol. 18.2 (July 1830) : frontispiece.
The drawing was reproduced twice by Pendleton's. The second version is signed by "Miss. C. S." (Charlotte Scollay). The exact relationship and precedence of the two versions is unclear.
The MFA owns three impressions of this print, each with slight differences in lettering and attribution.
The drawing was reproduced twice by Pendleton's. The second version is signed by "Miss. C. S." (Charlotte Scollay). The exact relationship and precedence of the two versions is unclear.
The MFA owns three impressions of this print, each with slight differences in lettering and attribution.
InscriptionsIn stone, at lower left: From a drawing by A. Wadsworth in India Ink.
In stone, at lower right: Pendleton's Lithogy. Boston
In stone, below image: View Near the Upper Falls, on the Genesee River.
In stone, at lower right: Pendleton's Lithogy. Boston
In stone, below image: View Near the Upper Falls, on the Genesee River.