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Hand-colored aquatint of a stone tablet inscribed with the title, on a grassy bank with trees and water in front.

Picturesque Views of American Scenery: Title Vignette

A hand-colored aquatint shows a weathered stone tablet inscribed with the title in capital letters, set on a grassy bank beside still water. Dark trees and a soft gray sky frame the stone, and a tangle of reeds sits in the foreground.

Artist
John Hill
Date
1819/21
Medium
Aquatint with stipple and hand-coloring on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1124 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1821).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club