#84 • Hand Colored Etching ‘Tomb of Kosciusko’

Part of Williamsburg Downsizing (timed auction by Walnut Hill Auctions)

High bid $6.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

1839 engraving titled ‘The Tomb of Kosciusko’ depicting the monument dedicated to Thaddeus Kosciusko at West Point, New York. The original drawing from the American Scenery publication was drawn by William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) and engraved by George Virtue. Kosciusko was a Polish general and military engineer who designed the fortifications at West Point and who played a significant role for the American cause in the Revolutionary War. Outer frame measures 14 x 12.5’’.