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Luce Center
Nocturnal View of the North Battery at the Foot of Hubert Street, New York City: Illustration for the "New York Mirror"
Object Number:
1911.103
Date:
1833
Medium:
Charcoal, black and white chalk, and white gouache with stumping and scratching out on prepared board
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 in. ( 15.2 x 22.9 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower center, on cardboard mount: "North Battery, Foot of Hubert St., N.Y. City."
inscription: lower left: "Orignal Drawing"
inscription: lower right: "Engraved N.Y. Mirror, 1833"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed on old mount along lower edge in black ink: "Original drawing / NORTH BATTERY FOOT OF HUBERT ST. N.Y. CITY. / Engraved N.Y. Mirror 1833. / vol XI"
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.