View from West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Bulkeley American, 1867 - 1990

After a work byAfter a work by Thomas Moran American, 1837 - 1926

Date1871-1874

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 5/16 x 12 3/8in. (21.1 x 31.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 x 15 3/4in. (25.4 x 40cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionView across a grassy lawn down a hill to a broad river. An arched bridge is in the distance. Grave monuments, including a pyramid and a statue of a woman seated beside a broken column, are scattered about the lawn. Two large square blocks of stone are in the left foreground. Large trees and a winding path are at the left. A woman is seated beside the path, beneath a small tree. A man stands beside her.

Object number2006.48.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "VIEW FROM WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY. / NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesSource Note: The composition is directly based on a wood engraving after Thomas Moran that was published in Harper's Weekly on October 17, 1871. The composition is in reverse. (Finlay, 5/11/2007)

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