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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

View from the Elysian Bower, Springland, Pennsylvania, the residence of Mr. W. Birch

ArtistWilliam Russell Birch(1755-1834)

British, 1755 - 1834

Date1808
MediumHand-colored copper engraving
Dimensions9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (24.1 x 31.1 cm)
Mark(s)l.c.: View from the Elysian Bower, Springland Pennsylva. the residence of Mr. W. Birch. / Drawn Engraved & Published by W. Birch Springland near Bristol Pennsyla.
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.33.20
ClassificationPrint
Provenance(William Reese Company, New Haven, CT, William Reese Collection of American Color Plate Books); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewNo
View from the Elysia…9.5 × 12.3 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 16× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.

View from the Elysian Bower, Springland, Pennsylvania, the residence of Mr. W. Birch by William Russell Birch | Crystal Bridges