Artist/Maker
John William Hill
(1812 – 1879)
New York from the East River
1852
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Watercolor and gouache with scratching out on paper laid on heavier paper
Overall: 26 1/2 in. × 48 in. (67.3 × 121.9 cm)
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
1908.9
This view was engraved and published by F. and George Warren Smith, 1855, with the title New York (29 x 50 3/4), and was one of the Smith Brothers' views of American cities.
DescriptionCityscapeMarkingssignature and date: lower right: "John W. Hill/1852"
InscribedSigned and inscribed at the lower right in : "John W. Hill / 1852"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
