THE CITY OF DENVER AND MOUNTAIN SCENES IN COLORADO (AFTER CHARLES GRAHAM)
Printer
HARPER'S WEEKLY
Artist
HARPER'S WEEKLY
Date1887
CountryUSA
MediumWood engraving
Dimensions34.6 × 49.8 cm (13 5/8 × 19 5/8") (Image)
Overall (Sheet): 41.3 × 55.9 cm (16 1/4 × 22")
Overall (Sheet): 41.3 × 55.9 cm (16 1/4 × 22")
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Fred A. Rosenstock.
Terms
Object number820012700
DescriptionThe image is an illustration for the publication Harper's Weekly. The main overall composition is a mountainous scene of sharp jagged mountains, there are five variously framed scenes on top of this main landscape. The top middle image depicts a landscape with a railway bridge. The center middle scene is a cityscape with "Denver, Colorado" written underneath the image. The lower left image is an architectural structure with a dog and young figure in front. The lower middle circular frame contains a mountainous landscape with small structures in the foreground and "Mining Camp" written below. The final scene is on the lower right and depicts a female figure with her back toward the viewer as she ascends a grand staircase. Printed bellow the entire illustration is the text "The city of Denver and the mountain scenes in Colorado".On View
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