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Panoramic View of New York Taken from the East River

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Date

1844

Artist

Drawn and etched by Robert Havell II (1793-1878)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/367528

Description

This view is typical of the long low-level panoramas made in American cities in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Executed by the British artist Robert Havell, this print would have been appreciated by connoisseurs for its skillful translation of the effects of watercolor. Havell was one of a number of British printmakers working in America who produced high-quality prints for a discerning audience. They stand in contrast to the more inexpensive images produced in large numbers from about 1860 by commercial lithography houses such as Currier and Ives. Medium: engraving and aquatint with watercolor.
Additional Makers:Vessels drawn by - James Fulton Pringle (British 1788-1847); Publisher - Robert Havell Jr. (American (born England), Reading 1793–1878 Tarrytown, New York); Publisher - William A. Colman (New York, NY); Publisher - Ackermann & Co., London (British, active 1829–55); Printer - W. Neale (New York, NY)

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CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

East River, New York, USA

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