Antique Print of the Rapids of the Niagara Falls by Brandard, 1837
€ 100
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1837
Sheet size
21.5 × 27.5 cm (8.5 × 10.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12206-1
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.
Condition
Some wear and minor defects, mainly in margins. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
The rapids above Niagara Falls, a steel engraving with color after William Henry Bartlett, engraved by R. Brandard, from American Scenery by Nathaniel Parker Willis, published by George Virtue in London in 1837. The plate is lettered "The Rapids above the Falls of Niagara" with the artist's name at the lower left and the engraver's at the lower right, and a publication line beneath.
The view looks into the heart of the rapids, where the river tumbles in foaming white water over submerged rocks toward the brink. Uprooted driftwood and a pair of dark, pine-covered islets stand in the current, and a light wooden footbridge crosses to them from the right bank, with two small figures standing on it. Heavy rocks fill the lower right corner, and a gray, lowering sky hangs overhead.
Bartlett was one of the most admired topographical artists of the nineteenth century, and American Scenery, illustrated with plates after his drawings, was among the best-known British views of the United States. The color is restrained, letting the fine steel line carry the movement of the water.
