Artist/Maker
William Strickland
(1788–1854)
View of Broadway with Grace and Trinity Churches, New York City
ca. 1809–1813
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Watercolor and black ink over on paper, laid on board and varnished
Overall: 1 1/2 × 25 1/4 × 35 1/4 in. (3.8 × 64.1 × 89.5 cm)
Mat: 1 1/2 in. × 31 in. × 41 1/2 in. (3.8 × 78.7 × 105.4 cm)
Mat: 1 1/2 in. × 31 in. × 41 1/2 in. (3.8 × 78.7 × 105.4 cm)
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
1897.4
Prior to its aquisition by the Society, this view was badly torn and mended and covered with a heavy coat of varnish.
DescriptionIn this view of fashionable lower Broadway, the large house on the left was the residence of John R. Livingston until 1816. From 1817-to 1824 the United States Branch Bank occupied the house, and it then became a boardinghouse. Also depicted are Trinity Church and Grace Church.SignedSigned at lower right [monogram in railing]: "W.S."
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
William Lincoln Hudson
ca. 1900-1910s
Z.3433
William T. Crane
ca. 1863-1864
1945.580.74
