Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
Title
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
Date
c. 1835
Medium
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
Dimensions
Overall: 20 1/8 x 27 3/16 in. (51.1 x 69.1 cm)
Description
Cityscape
Credit Line
Purchased by the Society
Object Number
1935.167
Inscriptions
Inscribed at center below image in pink gouache: "View of New York, Governor's Island &. taken from Brooklyn Heights, on the same Evening of the Fire."; at lower right outside image in white gouache: "From Atwill's Music Saloon / New York."
Provenance
Robert Fridenberg, New York City
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
