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Walls of the Grand Canyon


Picturesque America
Phineas F. Annin (American, active 1852–1858)
After: Thomas Moran (American (born in England), 1837–1926)
Published by: D. Appleton and Company (American, 19th century)
1874

Medium/Technique Wood engraving
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK2323
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionThis may be a proof or an impression outside the regular edition, as the standard version was included in Picturesque America, with letterpress on the verso.

Published in: William Cullen Bryant, Picturesque Americ ; Or, the Land We Live in: A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country ; with Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists. 2 vols. (New York: Appleton, 1872, 1874): vol. 2, page 509
Signed In block, at lower right: Annin
Marks Verso, stamp of Sylvester Koehler (Lugt 1580); stamp of the MFA Koehler Collection (Lugt 1581)
InscriptionsIn block, at lower left: [monogram of Thomas Moran]
In block, at lower right: Annin

Verso, in graphite, in the hand of Sylvester Koehler: Walls of the Grand Cañon. After Thos. Moran. / Engraved by Annin. / From Picturesque America. / Published by D. Appleton and Co. /
Verso, in graphite: Koehler