View Near Fort Miller (No. 10 (later changed to No. 9) 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(9)
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Art Historical Context
Step into the tranquil beauty of the Hudson River Valley with *View Near Fort Miller*, plate No. 10 (later renumbered No. 9) from *The Hudson River Portfolio* (1822). This stunning aquatint print, the first state of two as noted by Koke, captures a sweeping landscape of rivers, trees, and rolling terrain near the historic Fort Miller site. Collaboratively created by Irish-born artist William Guy Wall, who sketched the original watercolor views; English engraver John Hill, who translated them into aquatint; and publisher Henry J. Megarey, it exemplifies early American printmaking's ambition to ...