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View, Massachusetts, Nantasket Beach, Richard Parrot Mallory, Antique Print, 1879

$650

Richard Parrot Mallory (1813–1890) (after)
View of Nantasket Beach, Looking S.E. from Sagamore Hill
from Atlas of Plymouth County
George H. Walker & Co., Boston: 1879
Lithograph
17.75 x 28 inches, ruled border
15 x 24.75 inches, overall
$650

A richly detailed lithograph offering a sweeping panoramic view of Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts, as seen from the heights of Sagamore Hill. Nantasket Beach is located on a peninsula forming the southern arm of Boston Harbor, and a short distance from Boston. The bird’s-eye panoramic view by artist Richard Parrot Mallory captures the charm and vitality of the late-19th-century New England seaside resort. In the foreground, grassy dunes roll gently toward a narrow strip of beach, flanked by the ocean on one side and the bay on the other. Vacationers stroll along the boardwalk or enjoy an afternoon boat ride across the calm harbor. To the right, horse drawn carriages exit the Boston & Hingham Steamboat Landing, cutting diagonally through the beachscape, guiding the eye towards the shoreline. The Hotal Nantasket, centrally located near the shoreline, stands out with its multiple peaked roofs and turret-like details. Perched dramatically atop the bluff to the left is the Atlantic House, a grand hilltop hotel with symmetrical, pointed-roof towers. To the far right, nestled in another rise, is the stately Rockland House, a five-story resort with a central cupola flying a flag.

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Description

The title and a legend of this view, identifying the aforementioned key landmarks, hotels, and cafes, appear in the lower margin. It was issued as a folding plate in Walker’s Atlas of Plymouth County. Nonetheless, it is fairly uncommon on the market. Other examples of this print are in the Library of Congress and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Richard Parrot Mallory was a prominent American print maker. Born on December 10, 1813, in Plattsburgh, New York, Mallory moved to Boston at an early age where he learned wood engraving from his mentor Abel Brown. He also worked extensively in lithography.

Condition: Generally good, recently professionally cleaned and deacdified, with light remaining toning, handling and wear. Margins very good. Center vertical fold as issued, now flattened.

References:

“View of Nantasket Beach, Looking S. E. from Sagamore Hill.” Metropolitan Museum of Art. Richard Parrot Mallory | View of Nantasket Beach, Looking S. E. from Sagamore Hill | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (31 March 2025).

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Century

19th Century

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