Item 230: Photograph of an Oil Painting titled, “The Susquehanna,” by Julius O. Montalant, 1856
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 53
Dates
- Created: 1856
Creator
- Filmer, John, active 1862-1881 (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Photogravure
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
9 ⅛ in. x 6 ⅛ in.
Title:
Delaware Water Gap
Description:
Two people overlook the river with some distant structures and foliage. This piece was engraved by John Filmer and illustrated by Granville Perkins.
The Delaware Water Gap is located on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania where the Delaware River cuts through the Appalachian Mountains. The Gap is made up of the southern part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area that is now used for boating, fishing, hiking, and rock climbing.
Granville Perkins, an American illustrator and painter, was best known for his landscapes and marine subjects. In the 1870s and 1880s, he contributed many of his works to journals and books. Other mediums he took part in were oils and watercolors. He would go on to exhibit his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design.
Location:
Delaware Water Gap
Creator
- Filmer, John, active 1862-1881 (Person)
- Perkins,Granville 1830–1895 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu