View near Jessup's Landing
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint
Dimensions
plate: 35.56 × 54.29 cm (14 × 21 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.1087
Art Historical Context
"View near Jessup's" (1821) is a stunning hand-colored engraving and aquatint by John Hill based on a watercolor by William Guy Wall Part of the pioneering *Hudson River Portfolio*, this print captures the majestic scenery along New York's Hudson River, near what is now Rhinebeck. Published during a time of national pride following the War of 1812, the series to celebrate America's natural beauty, rivaling European landscapes and fostering a distinct American artistic identity. Hill's masterful aquatint technique—using acid to etch tonal areas on a copper plate—perfectly mimics the soft washe...