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Alfred Waud  (1828–1891)  wikidata:Q2226717
 
Alfred Waud
Alternative names
Alfred Rudolph Waud
Description American artist, illustrator and photographer
Date of birth/death 2 October 1828 Edit this at Wikidata 6 April 1891 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Marietta
Work period American Civil War
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creator QS:P170,Q2226717
Harper's Weekly, 1865
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English: 1865 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly title, "Central Park, New York City -- The Grand Drive." from a sketch by A.R. Waud. December 16, 1865 Harper's Weekly. shows hundreds of park visitors in Victorian finery enjoying an afternoon of riding or walking along the road that circles "the great playground of New York City." Some of the city's skyline is visible in the background, and a balloon floats calmly above the busy scene. Text accompanying the engraving describes the Grand Drive as "a spacious Macadamized road for vehicles, with a foot path on either side. It makes an entire circuit of the ground, commencing at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street. In its serpentine course it embraces all the great architectural and scenic features of the Park: the lakes, bridges, lawns, and reservoirs."

Vol. IX. No. 468.

40 x 57.3 cm (15¾" x 22½")
Date 16 December 1865
date QS:P571,+1865-12-16T00:00:00Z/11
Source/Photographer Harper's Weekly, December 16, 1865
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