View Near Sandy Hill (No. 7 of The Hudson River Portfolio), 1822–23, Aquatint printed in color with hand-coloring; first state of two (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)), Sandy Hill (today called Hudson Falls), sits on the river's east bank three miles below Glens Falls. The accompanying text emphasizes the vista's placidity when compared to 'the rude and solitary grandeur of the Highlands' to the south, and 'the scarcely less bold character of the mountainous regions of Luzerne' [upriver]
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