undated
Folder 12
GUSN-370297
Drawn by J. W. Barber. Engraved by E. L. Barber, New Haven, Conn. "The above is an eastern view of the central part of Lowell as seen from the elevated ground on the Dracut or northern side of the Merrimac River. The entrance of the Concord river into the Merrimac is seen on the left." Engraving. Tinted. Slight discoloration. Gilt frame (9 ¾ x 12 ½ inches) / The Ainsworth Gallery, 42 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.
exterior views
engravings (prints)
rivers
engravings (prints)
1 framed print; 9 ¾ x 12 ½ inches
The materials in this collection were collected by Anne Booth in the 1970s to early 1980s, mostly purchased at Goodspeed's Book Shop and Haley & Steele.
GC012
Anne Booth graphic collection
2018
GC012.01.10
Gift
undated
Lowell (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Merrimack River (United States) [river]
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Artist)
Barber, Edmund Lorenzo, 1808-1870 (Engraver)
engravings (prints)
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885
Barber, Edmund Lorenzo, 1808-1870
Item description from original donor.
Item
Folder 12
John Warner Barber (1798-1885) was a Connecticut artist and engraver whose books of state, national, and local history featured his illustrations, which caught the flavor and appearance of city, town, and countryside.The younger brother of artist John Warner Barber, Edmund L. Barber (1808-1870) worked as a wood engraver. Born in Connecticut, he later relocated to and worked in California.
Barber, John Warner. (1957). In G. C. Groce & D. H. Wallce (Eds.), The New-York Historical Societys Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860 (p. 28). Yale University Press.
Hughes, E. M. (1986). Barber, Edmond Lorenzo. In Artists in California, 1786-1940 (p. 32). Hughes Publishing Company.
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