View from West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Near Philadelphia
Date1871
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/16 x 13 3/4in. (23 x 34.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 15 15/16in. (27.9 x 40.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 x 15 15/16in. (27.9 x 40.5cm)
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 right foreground. Large trees and a winding path are at the right. A woman is seated beside the path, beneath a small tree. A man stands beside her.
Object number2008.6.0
InscribedOn recto, beneath image, printed in black ink, "VIEW FROM WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY, NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. - FROM A SKETCH BY T. MORAN [SEE PAGE 970.]"; in left margin, printed in black ink, "SUPPLEMENT, OCTOBER 14, 1871.] HARPER'S WEEKLY. 973" On verso, letterpress text; lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesSubject Note: This wood-engraving is the direct visual source for the Kellogg & Bulkeley print with the same title (2006.48.0).
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view