Richmond From the James, 1872–1874 by William Cullen Bryant

Richmond From the James, by William Cullen Bryant depicts the city of Richmond, Virginia, seen across the James River beneath a railroad bridge, with the columned Virginia State Capitol visible on the skyline. The engraving appeared in Picturesque America, the lavishly illustrated survey of American landscape edited by the poet William Cullen Bryant and published in 1872–1874, featuring work from many of the era's leading landscape painters and engravers.

Editor: William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878). Date: 1872–1874.

Richmond From the James. Historic American Cityscape Engraving Canvas Print.