Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
View of Hell Gate, East River, New York City
Object Number:
1932.173
Date:
1841
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. ( 19.4 x 28.6 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Hell Gate/J. K. W./Sept. 28th l84l."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in graphite: "Hell Gate -- J. K. W. / Sept. 28th 1841."
Description:
This is a view of the river from the Astoria shore.
Credit Line:
Gift of Gherardi Davis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
