GARNERAY, AMBROISE-LOUIS (1783-1857)

Vue de New York. Prise de Weahawk. A View of New-York, Taken from Veahawk.

New York: Bailly Ward & Co., [ca. 1830]. Hand-coloured aquatint. Sheet size: 15½ x 18½ inches.

One of the most beautiful aquatint views of New York.

A fine hand-colored image of New York City as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey around 1834. The image was originally painted by Garneray, and engraved by Sigismond Himely. "In this rendering by the French artist Ambroise-Louis Garneray, Manhattan's recessed shoreline appears relatively distinct.... The many churches, still holding claim to the title of the city's skyscrapers, are seen as proud and soaring architectural creations rising from their base without a dissenting line.... The date of Garneray's rendering is determined, approximately, by the inclusion of the dome of the old Merchants' Exchange, completed in 1827 but destroyed by fire in December 1835. It can be seen to the left of Trinity Church in the lower reaches of Manhattan" - Deak. The present example is a second state, with the imprint reading, "A Paris chez Hocquart ainé Succr de Basset. Rue St. Jacques No.64 Déposé. New-York Published by Bailly Ward & Co."

Deak, Picturing America 433; Eno 149a-c; Stokes, Iconography of Manhattan Island III, p.614; Stokes & Haskell, American Historical Prints, E-38, pp.78-79.

Item #32993

Price: $3,500.00