Antique Engraving - Cullen Bryant - View of Mount Shasta - New Jersey - F5

"Mount Shasta"

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an American poet, journalist, and editor who played a significant role in 19th-century American literature. He was born in Massachusetts and began writing poetry at a young age. Bryant's early work reflected Romantic themes, emphasizing nature, morality, and the beauty of the American landscape.

The Highlands of the Neversink, 1872. View of the coast at Highlands, New Jersey, USA. On Beacon Hill is the Navesink Twin Lights lighthouse, constructed in 1862. On the right people embark from a jetty for pleasure boat trips. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. I, edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1872

Artist

William Cullen Bryant

Medium

Engraving

Size

31 cm x 24 cm