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Guide to the Anthony Imbert Lithographs
1825–circa 1835, undated
PR-225
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Imbert, Anthony, 1794 or 1795-1834 |
| Title: |
Anthony Imbert lithographs |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1825–circa 1835, undated |
| Abstract: |
Thirty-five prints by the French-American lithographer Anthony Imbert after drawings
by the artists Alexander Jackson Davis, Dominico Canova, Gherlando Marsiglia, and
Antonio Meucci. Along with views of locations in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and upstate
New York, the collection includes a number of Manhattan scenes produced as plates
for Cadwallader Colden's Memoir prepared at the request of the Common Council of New York, and presented to
the mayor of the city, at the celebration of the completion of the New York Canals (New York: W. A. Davis, 1825), and for Davis's Views of The Public Buildings in the City of New-York [1826–1828]. Also present are several portraits, and one of the earliest pieces of
sheet music lithographed in New York.
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| Quantity: |
1.24 Linear feet in 1 box and 1 drawer. |
| Language: |
The language used in the collection is English. |
| Call Phrase: |
PR-225 |
