Title

'The Schuylkill - View from Landsdowne', 1874. Creator: James H. Richardson.

Caption

'The Schuylkill - View from Landsdowne', 1874. The River Schuylkill at Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA. 'From the heights of Landsdowne there is a wider scope of vision. Seated on the rustic benches, overshadowed by stately trees of almost a primeval growth, the lounger may enjoy one of the most delightful bits of river-scenery of the milder order which our country affords'. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. II, edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1874]

Date

1874

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F27_493

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,1Mb (4,7Mb) / 14,6in x 16,3in / 4367 x 4890 (300dpi)

Keywords

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