A View of the City of New York from Brooklyn Heights, Foot of Pierrepont Street in 1798

C.B. Julien

Caption

C.B. Julien (French, 1770–1852). A View of the City of New York from Brooklyn Heights, Foot of Pierrepont Street in 1798, Published 1861. Engraving, 6 1/8 × 57 3/4 in. (15.6 × 146.7 cm) frame: 10 1/2 × 62 1/2 × 2 in. (26.7 × 158.8 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X1042.108.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

A View of the City of New York from Brooklyn Heights, Foot of Pierrepont Street in 1798

Date

Published 1861

Medium

Engraving

Classification

Print

Dimensions

6 1/8 × 57 3/4 in. (15.6 × 146.7 cm) frame: 10 1/2 × 62 1/2 × 2 in. (26.7 × 158.8 × 5.1 cm)

Inscriptions

"By Monsieur C.B. Julien, de St. Memin, with a pantograph invented by himself" (bottom sec B), "Prepared by M. Dripps for Valentines Manual 1861, from an original drawing now in possession of J.C. Brevoort, Esqr. of Brooklyn" (bottom sec. C)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X1042.108

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