View of New York City Taken from Long Island

Hand-colored engraving

New York: Early 20th Century

14 x 19.75 inches, plate mark

16 x 21 inches, overall

Famous Federal-period view of New York harbor. This example was restruck in the 1920s in a limited edition of 25.

Saint-Mémin was a French-born engraver, painter and museum director, who came to New York in 1793 as a refugee from the French Revolution and pursued an artistic career in the United States. He specialized in engraved profile portraits, over 800 of which are in the collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Generally very good with the usual light toning, soiling, wear, soft creases. Wide margins, nice color.

References:

Eric Denker, "The Department of Prints and Drawings at the Corcoran Gallery of Art," Maryland Printmakers, 2001, http://www.norsecode.com/mdpm/archive/01mar/art4.htm