Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Great Fire of 1835 as Seen from New York Harbor
Object Number:
1910.6
Date:
1836-40
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/4 x 30 in. ( 51.4 x 76.2 cm )
Description:
Marine subject with Castle Williams in the foreground and New York in flames in the distance.
Gallery Label:
This painting was included in the Edwin Babcock Holden Sale at the American Art Galleries, New York City, on April 21, 1910.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
