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Beacon Hill, from Mt. Vernon St., near the head of Hancock St.

After: John Rubens Smith (English (worked in the United States), 1775–1849)
Printed by: J. H. Bufford's Lithograph (American, 19th century)
Published by: Smith, Knight & Tappan (American, active 1857–1860)
1858
Place Depicted: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Color lithograph
Dimensions Image: 25.4 x 35.6 cm (10 x 14 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number64.2120
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionStatue on hill left-center; two brick houses seperated by line of trees; people and horses in work sight.
InscriptionsPrinted in margins: top: Old Boston; UR: Plate 4; LC: title and notes; LL: From a drawing made on the spot by JR Smith in 1811,12; LR: JH Bufford's Lith. 313 Washington St.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 9, 1964