A View of the City of New York from Brooklyn Heights, Foot of Pierrepont Street in 1798
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.
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Title
A View of the City of New York from Brooklyn Heights, Foot of Pierrepont Street in 1798
Date
Published 1861
Medium
Engraving
Classification
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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