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The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire

The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
Title
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
Date 
c. 1835
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Nicolino Calyo
Medium 
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
Dimensions 
Overall: 20 1/8 x 27 3/16 in. (51.1 x 69.1 cm)
Description 
Cityscape
Credit Line 
Purchased by the Society
Object Number 
1935.167
Inscriptions 
Inscribed at center below image in pink gouache: "View of New York, Governor's Island &. taken from Brooklyn Heights, on the same Evening of the Fire."; at lower right outside image in white gouache: "From Atwill's Music Saloon / New York."
Provenance 
Robert Fridenberg, New York City
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group