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Miller, William Rickarby, (1818-1893) Lake George

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0025 Author/Creator: Miller, William Rickarby, (1818-1893) Place Written: s.l. Type: Engraving Date: 1857 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 26 x 16 cm. Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Lake George" dated 1857. Caption notes "The Narrows with Black Mountain and Bolton and the Hummock in the foreground." Depicts a landscape view of Lake George with Black mountain in the background. In the forefront of the painting a man and his dog walk down a dirt path. Engraved by Samuel Valentine Hunt after a painting by William Rickarby Miller. Printed by W. Pate.

Miller, William Rickarby, 1818-1893
Hunt, Samuel Valentine, 1803-1893
Pate, W., fl. 1857-1861

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