New York from Staten Island
A view from a hill top on Staten Island with small groups of people gathered within a fenced park looking at a telegraph pole. Farm land to the left, two large institutional buildings near the shoreline. New York Harbour in the distance replete with sailboats with Governor's Island, the southern tip of Manhattan, and New Jersey beyond.
Artwork Details
- Title: New York from Staten Island
- Engraver: John A. Rolph (American (born England), Essex 1799–1862 Brooklyn, New York)
- Artist: After Edward Williams Clay (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1799–1857 New York)
- Publisher: New York Mirror (1823–1843)
- Date: mid-19th century
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Image: 4 1/4 x 7 5/16 in. (10.8 x 18.5 cm)
Plate: 6 5/16 × 9 1/2 in. (16.1 × 24.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed, 1964
- Object Number: 64.542.201
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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