The Bay of New York Looking to the Narrows and Staten Island, Taken from Brooklyn Heights
William Guy Wall · Irish
Date: 1820–25
Medium: Watercolor and gum arabic on white wove paper
Dimensions: 21 x 27 1/16 in. (53.3 x 68.7 cm)
Country: Ireland
Culture: American
Themes: Boats, Landscapes, New York City
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Date range
1820 – 1825
Largest dimension
68.7 cm
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