Artist
Robert Havell, Jr.(American, 1793–1878)American, 1793–1878
ArtistPublished by
Ackermann & Co.(London)London
CultureAmerican
Titles
- View of West Point, United States Military Academy
Date1848
Place depictedWest Point, New York, United States
PlaceNew York , New York, United States
MediumAquatint, etching, and engraving with watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPlate: 16 1/8 × 23 7/8 in. (41 × 60.6 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 25 in. (47.9 × 63.5 cm)
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 25 in. (47.9 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by Jack Trotter and Edward Gaylord at "One Great Night in November, 1989"
Object numberB.89.16
Non exposé
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Department
Bayou BendObject Type
Provenance[Susan Sheehan, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition History"Seeing Audubon: Robert Havell, Jr., and The Birds of America," Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, December 20, 2021–April 3, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below image: Fort Putnam. Crows Nest. Cementery. Cornwell. Pollopels Island. N. Windsor. Newburgh. Magazine. H. R. Rail Road. Grand Sachem. / Hotel. Kosciusko Monument. Cold Springs. New Barracks Chapel. Academic Hall. Foundry / VIEW OF WEST POINT, / UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY, / Painted by Robt.[t superscript with period[.] underneath] Havell, from Fort Putnam. / Published by Robt.[t superscript with period[.] underneath] Havell, Sing Sing _ W.A. Colman, 203 Broadway Williams & Stevens 353 Broadway, N. York. / Ackermann & Co.[o superscript with period [.] underneath] 96 Strand, London
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