New York from Weehawk lithograph after John Hill ~ after William Guy Wall

Description: after William Guy Wall (Irish, 1792–after 1864)engraved by John Hill (American, born England, 1770–1850)New York from Weehawk lithograph, reproduction after aquatint by Kennedy & Co. visible image measures approximately: 20 1/2" W x 14 5/8" Hframe measures approximately: 27 3/4" W x 22 1/8" H About the Print A Federal period view of New York City, from Weehawken, New Jersey, then known as Weehawk. This print was published with a companion print New York from Heights near Brooklyn. The steeple at the right end of Manhattan Island is Trinity Church; that at the extreme left of the view is St. John's Chapel. Connected to the tip of the island by a bridge is Castle Clinton (now Castle Garden). Governor's Island, with Castle Fort William, lies just off Manhattan. In the right middle distance, forming part of the Jersey shoreline, is Steven's Point. In the distance, the Narrows dividing Brooklyn and Staten Island. This view, together with the companion New York from the Heights near Brooklyn, forms "one of the most beautiful pairs of views of New York in the early nineteenth century" (print historian Gloria Gilda Deák). A contemporary newspaper article noted that the "views taken by Mr. Wall are the most accurate descriptions that we have seen. One of them is taken from Brooklyn Heights, near the Distillery of the Messrs. Pierponts, and the other from the Mountain at Weehawk. Mr. Wall at first made a drawing from the high land back of Hoboken; but the view from Weehawk is far preferable, as it not only affords a commanding prospect of the city but also of the whole of our beautiful harbor, with all the islands, &c." The original watercolor drawings for New York from Weehawk and others from the series are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Price: 1200 USD

Location: Chicago, Illinois

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