Description
City of Cincinnati, engraving by William Wellstood after an illustration by A.C. Warren.
Original steel engraving, measures 12.5″ x 9.5″ including border. Image is clean and sharp. Toning to outside edges. Bottom edge untrimmed. From William Cullen Bryant’s Picturesque America, Volume II (1872-1874). A nice example of this charming view of Cincinnati from the surrounding hills.
William Wellstood (1819-1900) was born in Scotland and came to the United States with his family in 1830. He and his older brother John both became engravers. While John worked in the field of banknote engraving, William devoted himself to engraving portraits, landscapes and historical subjects. He created a large body of work and gained a notable reputation in his profession.
