Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Print made by William Elliot, active 1774, died 1792, British

after Paul Sandby RA, 1731–1809, British

after drawing by Thomas Pownall, 1722–1805, British

Published by John Bowles, 1701–1779, British

Published by Robert Sayer, 1725–1794, British

Published by Thomas Jefferys, 1719–1771, British

Published by Carington Bowles, 1724–1793, British

Title:

A View of the Great Cohoes Falls, on the Mohawk River

Date:

1768

Medium:

Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 17 7/8 × 23 5/8 inches (45.4 × 60 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "D151 | <A62978> | 54"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B2001.2.1531

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Exhibition History:

Picturesque and Sublime - Thomas Cole's Trans-Atlantic Inheritance (Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 2018-04-29 - 2018-11-04)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54120