Fort Edward (No. 10 of The Hudson River Portfolio), 1822–23, Aquatint printed in color with hand-coloring; first state of three (Koke), Image: 14 1/16 x 20 3/16 in. (35.7 x 51.3 cm), Prints, after William Guy Wall (Irish, Dublin 1792–after 1864 Ireland (active America)), From a turnpike road that descends towards the Hudson, eleven miles north of the Fort Miller Bridge, we look upriver (the print is out of order in the Portfolio, and should follow plate 7). The related text emphasizes the region's tumultuous history, noting that although, 'the ploughshare now peacefully turns up the soil moistened by the blood of thousands
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Fort Edward, No, 10, Hudson River Portfolio, 1822–23, Aquatint printed, color, hand-coloring, first state, three, Koke, Image, 14 1/16 x 20 3/16, 35.7 51.3 cm, Prints, after William Guy Wall, Irish, Dublin, 1792–after, 1864, Ireland, active America, turnpike road, descends towards, Hudson, eleven miles north, Miller, Bridge, look upriver, print, out, order, Portfolio, should follow, plate, 7, related text, emphasizes, region, tumultuous history, noting, although, ploughshare now, peacefully, turns, up, soil moistened, blood, thousands
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