Oh Heigh Oh or A View of the Back Settlements (1776): Art, History and Details

Oh Heigh Oh or A View of the Back Settlements (1776) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Matthew Darly (British, active 1741–1780); Mary Darly (British, active 1756–1777).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Oh Heigh Oh or A View of the Back Settlements
• Date: 1776
• Creator attribution: Matthew Darly (British, active 1741–1780); Mary Darly (British, active 1756–1777)
• Culture: England, 18th century
• Type: Print
• Technique: engraving
• Collection: PR - Engraving
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1995.53

Collection credit

John L. Severance Fund

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