Antique Print of Faneuil Hall in Boston, circa 1860

Name: Antique Print of Faneuil Hall in Boston, circa 1860
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-11671-65
Price: 110 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1860
Kind: Views & Engravings
Technique: Engraved
Size: 19 × 23 cm (7.5 × 9.1 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear and foxing, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: Massachusetts
Reference: BG-11671-65

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Faneuil Hall in Boston, an original steel engraving after W.H. Bartlett, engraved by H. Griffiths and published in London for the proprietors by Geo. Virtue, about 1860. The sheet carries a multilingual title: "Faneuiel Hall, Boston" with the French, German and Dutch versions below, among them "Het oude Huis van Faneuil te Boston."

The view looks across the market square at the red-brick hall with its pedimented front, rows of arched windows and a cupola on the roof topped by a weathervane. At the left an old gabled timber house with a steep roof, tall chimney and shop front closes the corner, and a horse-drawn carriage with passengers moves through the street. Pedestrians in top hats and long skirts stand in the foreground, with a market stall and awning on the right and more figures along the street. The plate is engraved in steel with soft tones of gray and an open sky.

Faneuil Hall was the meeting place and market hall of Boston, and Bartlett's views were produced for illustrated books of American scenery.

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