Glenns Falls (No. 6 of The Hudson River Portfolio)
Medium
Aquatint printed in color with hand-coloring; first state of two (Koke)
Dimensions
Image: 14 1/16 x 20 3/16 in. (35.7 x 51.3 cm) Sheet: 19 x 24 1/2 in. (48.3 x 62.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Accession Number
54.90.1274(6)
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Glens Falls (No. 6 from *The Hudson River Portfolio*) created in 1822, the dramatic beauty of New York's Hudson River Valley through the collaborative talents of artist William Guy Wall, engraver John Hill, and Henry J. Megare. This aquatint print, the first state of two as noted by scholar Richard Koke, showcases Wall's original watercolor vista transformed into a vibrant color print with meticulous hand-coloring. Measuring 14 1/16 x 20 3/16 inches, it depicts the rushing waterfalls of Glens Falls, framed by houses, bridges, rivers, and lush trees—a quintessential early 19th-century American...