Rev. W. Bingley (active 1820)

Washington, 1820

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Rev. W. Bingley (active 1820)
Washington, 1820
signed, inscribed and dated 'W Bingley 1820/Washington', signed and dated 'Revd W Bingley Am/1820' on the reverse
oil on canvas, unframed
12¾ x 16in. (32.4 x 40.7cm.)

Lot Essay

The artist's viewpoint is similar to that of George Beck's in his Georgetown and Federal City, or City of Washington engraved by T. Cartwright in 1801 (E.J. Nygren, Views and Visions, American Landscape before 1830, Washington, DC, 1986, plate 20).

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