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Maker(s):Bennett, William James
Culture:British (1787-1844)
Title:Baltimore Taken near Whetstone Point
Date Made:19th century
Type:Print
Materials:aquatint in colors
Measurements:Mount: 19 9/16 in x 26 3/8 in; 49.7 cm x 67 cm; Sheet: 18 1/4 in x 25 in; 46.4 cm x 63.5 cm; image: 16 1/4 in x 24 1/2 in; 41.3 cm x 62.2 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1951.52
Credit Line:From the Estate of Miss Isabel J. Turner
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
Bennett received training as an artist and printmaker at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, and it is possible that he was acquainted with both William Guy Wall and John Hill in London, before arriving in New York in 1826. Bennett and Hill had each aquatinted plates for The Microcosm of London, published by Rudolph Ackermann in 1808. Bennett produced an important series of views of American cities, including two of Baltimore, published by Henry G. Megarey of New York. As is typical of urban views at this time, the city is a minor element. Cows, vegetation, water, and sky dominate.
Georgia Barnhill, 2014

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