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Oh Heigh Oh or A View of the Back Settlements

1776

Matthew Darly

(British, active 1741–1780)

and/or Mary Darly

(British, active 1756–1777)
Culture
England, 18th century
Medium
engraving
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1995.53
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Print

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Satirical prints were very popular in 18th-century England. In 1776 the region that is now Ohio was part of New France. Unlike the thirteen colonies on the eastern seaboard, New France was never effectively colonized and the population remained small. Since the main interest of the French was commercial exploitation (the basis of the economy was the fur trade), communities remained only frontier outposts.
A vertically oriented engraving in black ink depicts a woman with a light skin tone from behind. Facing left, she wears a dark dress with lace trim and a towering hairstyle of rounded curls topped with feathers, beads, and flowers. Shaded with fine cross-hatching, she is centered against a dark background within a thin border. Below, text reads, "OH • HEIGH • OH. OR A VIEW OF THE BACK SETTLEMENTS."

Oh Heigh Oh or A View of the Back Settlements

1776

Matthew Darly, Mary Darly

(British, active 1741–1780), (British, active 1756–1777)
England, 18th century

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