Lot Essay
This work was made after an 1833 painting of the same name by George Cooke (1793-1849). Cooke's painting was subsequently engraved by William James Bennett (1787-1844) and published in New York in 1834.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ROSEBROOK COLLECTION
American School after George Cooke, 19th Century
The City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard
Details
American School after George Cooke, 19th Century
The City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard
oil on canvas
35 x 50 in.
The City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard
oil on canvas
35 x 50 in.
Provenance
Wayne Pratt, Inc., Woodbury, Connecticut, May 1997
Literature
Johanna McBrien, "A Sense of Place," Antiques and Fine Art (Winter/Spring 2009), p. 204.