Collection Highlights
Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III (tail)
Date:
1770-1776
Object Number:
1878.6
Medium:
Lead
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Museum Collections
Copy of a View of New York City from the South in 1773
Object Number:
1945.572
Date:
c. 1890s
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 15 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 38.7 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left outside image in graphite: "New York from the south 1750."
Description:
Cityscape
Gallery Label:
This was copied from an engraving in the Atlantic Neptune. The engraving was prepared and published for the use of the Royal Navy by the British Admiralty in 1763-1784 under the direction of J.F.W. Des Barres.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry Shaw Newman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
