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Large Nautical Boston Engraved by C. Mottram after the watercolor by J.W. Hill
Large Nautical Boston Engraved by C. Mottram after the watercolor by J.W. Hill

Large Nautical Boston Engraved by C. Mottram after the watercolor by J.W. Hill

By John William Hill

Located in W Allenhurst, NJ

MONUMENTAL HANDCOLORED ENGRAVING - 'Boston' painted by John William Hill (NJ/CA, 1812-1879), engraved by Charles Mottram (British, 1807-1876), printed ...

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19th Century American American Classical Antique John William Hill Art

Materials

Paper

On the Hudson Looking North
On the Hudson Looking North

On the Hudson Looking North

By John William Hill

Located in New York, NY

Signed and dated lower left: J. W. Hill / 1867; on verso: On The Hudson – Looking North

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19th Century Hudson River School John William Hill Art

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Hudson River Waterfall
Hudson River Waterfall

Hudson River Waterfall

By John William Hill

Located in Missouri, MO

Hudson River Valley with Waterfall By. John William Hill (English, American, 1812-1879) Signed Lower Left Unframed: 14" x 19" Framed: 23" x 28.5" John William Hill was the son of the British aquatint engraver John Hill and the father of John Henry Hill. He immigrated with his family to this country in 1819. He was apprenticed to his father in 1822 when his family moved from Philadelphia to New York City. In 1833, by the age of 21, he was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design. Early in his career he was a topographical artist employed by the New York State Geological Survey and later by Smith Brothers of New York City, for whom he made watercolor views of many American cities. About 1855, Hill read Ruskin’s Modern Painters and became interested in the American Pre-Raphaelite Movement of which he came to be considered the leading spirit in America. A versatile artist, he worked in lithography, aquatint, and watercolor. He made detailed pictures directly from nature, many in watercolor and executed in a stipple technique with tiny brushes normally employed for miniatures. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1829 until his death and also at the Brooklyn Art...

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19th Century Land John William Hill Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Boston
Boston

Boston

By John William Hill

Located in Missouri, MO

John William Hill (1812-1879) "Boston" 1857 Hand-Colored Engraving Site Size: 29 x 41 inches Framed Size: 39 x 52 inches Born in London, England, John William Hill came to America with his family at age 7. His father, John Hill, was a well-known landscape painter, engraver, and aquatintist. John William had a career of two phases, a city topographer-engraver and then, the leading pre-Rafaelite school painter in this country. Employed by the New York Geological Survey and then by Smith Brothers...

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1850s Pre-Raphaelite John William Hill Art

Materials

Engraving, Aquatint

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