Artist/Maker Archibald Robertson (1765 - 1835)

View of the Northeast Corner of Wall and William Streets, New York City

ca. 1798

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on paper

Overall: 8 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. ( 21.9 x 28.6 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )

Gift of Sophia Minton

1864.16

This is a view of the world-famous street in the days when it contained residences as well as business establishments. The three buildings depicted are the Bank of New York, the New York Insurance Company, and the Branch Bank of the United States. The Bank of New York, established in 1784, still occupies the same site at the corner of William Street and is the oldest bank in the city. Wall Street, at this time, was the social center of the city.

Markingsinscription: lower center: "Two Banks & Insurance Office, Wall Street, New York" inscription: lower left: "by Robertson/Drawn in 1798"

InscribedInscribed at lower left in graphite: "by Robertson / Drawn in 1798"; former mount reputedly inscribed at lower center: "Two Banks & Insurance Office, Wall Street, New York"

ClassificationsDRAWINGS