Antique Print of the Horseshoe Falls by Brandard, c.1840

€ 350

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1840
Sheet size: 21 × 26.5 cm (8.3 × 10.4 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12206-3

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

About this sheet

Horseshoe Falls at Niagara, titled "The Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara, with the Tower", an original steel engraving by R. Brandard after W.H. Bartlett, published in London for the proprietors by Geo. Virtue around 1840. The title is also given in French, German and Dutch beneath the image, the Dutch version reading "De Paardenhoef (Niagara-Val); het Belvedere".

The view looks across the rapids toward the curved crest of the falls, with a stone tower standing at the brink on a rocky spur, reached by a wooden walkway at the left. Spray rises in a white cloud from the plunge, and tree-covered cliffs and a few distant buildings line the far bank. In the foreground, a group of figures sits on the bank in pine and brush, looking at the falls, with others standing at the lower right.

William Henry Bartlett was an English topographical artist who traveled in North America in the 1830s, and his views, engraved in steel by artists like Brandard, were published by George Virtue in London in the following years.