View of New York City from Weehawken, Rare Hand-Colored 1834 Aquatint Print

€ 5 400

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1834
Sheet size: 42 × 52.6 cm (16.5 × 20.7 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BGCP-014

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Good condition with light foxing and mild age-related toning, typical for its age. Has previous been framed, with some browning along borders. However, once reframed, it will present beautifully, highlighting its timeless charm and vibrant colors.

About this sheet

New York and its harbor seen from the Hudson's western shore at Weehawken, an original hand-colored aquatint with engraving after Ambroise-Louis Garneray, dated 1834. The bilingual title reads "Vue de New York, Prise de Weahawk" and "A View of New-York, taken from Weahawk", with "Garneray pinxt." at lower left.

A large leaning tree frames the left of the composition. Beneath it a couple in fashionable dress walk along a path with a small dog, while a party of figures picnics on the grass at the right. Across the broad river the low skyline of the city is marked by church spires and a domed building, with sailing vessels of every size crowded on the water and a wooded shore beyond. The color is applied by hand in soft greens, blues and warm sky tones.

Garneray (1783 to 1857) was a French marine and landscape painter. His views of American ports were issued in Paris for a French audience and show New York as a busy harbor town at the southern end of Manhattan, before the city grew northward.