Description: Antique HARPER'S WEEKLY Magazine Hand Colored Etching Great Boston Fire 1872 Frame measures 22-1/4'' x 17-3/4'' paper by sight is 14-1/2'' x 9-3/4'' Published in the November 30, 1872 edition of Harpers Weekly Titled "Boston-General view of the ruins, from the west side of Washington Street-The Old South Church and the 'Transcript' Building in the foreground" after foreground it reads"[See Page 934.]" but this has faded away Most versions of this Harpers Weekly image were black and white, this is a wonderful hand colored version and is in excellent condition for age, properly preserved and protected, and professionally framed under glass. The work was prepared to illustrate the Great Boston Fire of 1872 and issued 3 weeks after the tragic fire (November 7-8 1872). This is one of the first publications to illustrate the fire. Some very minor imperfections to the engraving, at the tail end of the title there is some fading after the word "foreground", the wood frame has a few minor scratches, glass in excellent condition.
Price: 99.99 USD
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
End Time: 2025-01-17T04:01:40.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Artist: unknown, Harpers Weekly
Image Orientation: Landscape
Size: Medium
Signed: No
Period: Historicism (1850-1900)
Title: Boston-General view of the ruins
Material: Ink, Paper
Item Length: 22 in
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Region of Origin: Massachusetts, USA
Framing: Matted & Framed
Subject: Boston
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1872
Item Height: 17 in
Theme: Great Boston Fire, Boston, 1872, Great Boston Fire of 1872, Old South Church, Transcript Building
Style: Americana, Hyperrealism, Illustration Art, Realism, Still Life
Features: Limited Edition, Hand Colored
Production Technique: Etching
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
