{"product_id":"picturesque-american-1872-view-city-of-boston-original-print","title":"Picturesque American 1872 View City of Boston Original Print","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003e 1872 View City of Boston\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003e12 1\/2 by 9 1\/2 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePAM201 $115\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eThese beautiful hand colored steel engravings are from the 1872 edition of PICTURESQUE AMERICA or The Land We Live In,  A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt contains many beautiful woodcuts \u0026amp; steel engravings by famous American artists of the period such as Thomas Moran, Harry Fenn , F.O.C. Darley,  A. F. Bellows, J.M. Hart, C. Griswold, \u0026amp; W. Shepard. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlso listed are prints from the companion work \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003ePicturesque Europe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eThe work was issued after the Civil War had devastated the fabric of American life \u0026amp; people looked to simpler times \u0026amp; the beauty of the country for solace.  Sold originally by subscription, in blue wrappers, these romantic views became wildly successful. Today, it is a poignant \u0026amp; bittersweet experience to look through the series, with its depictions \u0026amp; descriptions of the bucolic life and superb scenery that has disappeared or changed dramatically in the 133 years since publication. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMuch of the history of the country was addressed \u0026amp; it presents a fascinating glimpse of American life and the forces at work in this vast \u0026amp; fabulous land, truly the land of opportunity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\"\u003eEach print is a professionally hand colored steel engraving. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe condition of the plates is excellent, with the paper being a fine, heavy, wove type.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Panteek Antique Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45582463926341,"sku":"PAM201","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/0830\/6245\/files\/PAM201.jpg?v=1787235782","url":"https:\/\/www.panteek.com\/products\/picturesque-american-1872-view-city-of-boston-original-print","provider":"Panteek Antique Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}