Illustrated Title Page

1856

William Heine

Artist, American, born Germany, 1827 - 1885

Napoleon Sarony

Printer, American, born Canada, 1821 - 1896

G. P. Putnam & Co.

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in brown on wove paper bound with letterpress text

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (closed): 51.44 × 38.1 cm (20 1/4 × 15 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.143.1531.11

Associated Artworks

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Wampoa Pagoda

William Heine, Napoleon Sarony, G. P. Putnam & Co.

1856

Temple of Ben-teng in the Harbor of Simoda

William Heine, Napoleon Sarony, G. P. Putnam & Co.

1856

Street and Bridge at Simoda

William Heine, Napoleon Sarony, G. P. Putnam & Co.

1856

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Wilson Corcoran, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1877; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: Lith. of Sarony & Co. N.Y.; lower center on stone: Entered accprding to Act of Congress in the year 1856 by Wm. Heine in the Clerkes Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N. York.
text in image:
Graphic Scenes / of the / Japan Expedition / by / Wm. Heine / Artist of the Expedition / Executed in Colours & Tints by Sarony & Co. / Comprising 10 Plates with a Descriptive Letter Press / No. 1. Portrait of Com. M.C. Perry. / " 2. Macao from Penha hill. / " 3. Pagoda at Whampoa. / " 4. Old China Street in Canton. / " 5. Kung kwa at On-na, Lew Chew. / No. 6. Mia or road side Chapel at Yokuhama. / " 7. Temple at Ben-teng in the harbour at Simoda. / " 8. Street & Bridge at Simoda. / " 9. Temple of Hat-shū man-ya-tshū-ro at Simoda. / " 10. Grave yard at the Simoda dio Zenge. / Price $ 6. Extra fine edition on Bristol boards in portfolio, $ 12

Wikidata ID

Q77013564

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