Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sun near Setting. Jersey City from New York City
Object Number:
1947.498
Date:
1830s-40s
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, selective glazing, gouache, and scratching-out on paper laid on buff card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 34.6 cm )
Marks:
inscription: above picture: "SUN near SETTING"
inscription: below picture: "JERSEY CITY from New York City"
Inscriptions:
Card inscribed above in brown watercolor: "SUN near SETTING."; below: "JERSEY CITY from NEW YORK CITY."
Description:
Seascape
Gallery Label:
This watercolor is one of Harvey's different epochs of the day, ca. 1830s-40s. According to the artist, the view was taken from the foot of Cortlandt Street, looking west across the Hudson River.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles E. Dunlap
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
