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View of the Narrows from Staten Island, New York

Publisher Emil Seitz American
1851
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of the Narrows from Staten Island, New York
  • Artist: Charles Gildemeister (German, 1820–1869)
  • Publisher: Emil Seitz (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1851
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: image: 8 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (21.3 x 28.6 cm)
    sheet: 12 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (30.8 x 36.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.1179
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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