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Saw Mill at Center Harbour. (Lake Winnipissogee).

  • ARTIST: William Bartlett

  • PUBLISHER: London, Published for the Proprietors, by Geo. Virtue.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving with modern handcoloring,

    DATE: 1838-1842.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 3/4 x 7 1/8" (12.1 x 18.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Published in "American Scenery: Or, Land, Lake and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature." <br><br> Saw Mill at Center Harbour (Lake Winnipissogee) is an engraving after a drawing by William H. Bartlett, created circa 1838–1842. It depicts a rustic sawmill in Center Harbor, New Hampshire, set against the scenic backdrop of Lake Winnipesaukee. Bartlett’s romanticized landscape highlights the harmony between nature and industry. Published in American Scenery (1840), the drawing was likely completed between 1838 and 1839, with the engraving produced soon after.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition and color.

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