Lot 186
John William Hill (American, 1812-1879) & Benjamin Franklin Smith (American, 1830-1927), "New Orleans from St. Patrick's Church 1852", lithograph with later hand-coloring, published by Smith Brothers & Co., 225 Fulton Street, New York, sheet 28 1/8 in. x 43 in., image 23 1/2 in. x 40 1/4 in., attractively matted and framed Note: "The English-born J. W. Hill was a topographical artist who, from the late 1840s through 1855, drew splendid views of American cities for a series of lithographs and engravings published by Smith Bros. of New York. B.F. Smith, one of the firm's proprietors, assisted Hill in drawing several of the views. This view looks down-river across the Central Business District and the Vieux Carre from atop the tower of St. Patrick's Church, a popular perch for artists of bird's-eye views. It offers a superb depiction of the center of the city, highly accurate except for the St. Charles Hotel, which after burning down in 1851, was rebuilt without a dome.1. Reference: 1. Poesch,Printmaking in New Orleans, Univ. Press. of Miss., HNOC, 2006. pg. 106.; Lemmon, Magill & Weise, Charting Louisiana, HNOC., pg. 298.
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