ticketsMember | Make a donation

View of the Bay and Harbor of New York, from Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn

ca. 1841 or 1852
Not on view
This watercolor is related to “View from Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn,” a steel engraving by Henry Adlard for Barlett’s and N.P. willis’s “American Scenery” (1838–40), a two-volume series of prints and commentary that became the classic picturesque album of its time. Emulating the work of J. M. W. Turner, the greatest landscape illustrator of the nineteenth century, Bartlett represented New York Bay from an almost impossibly high point of view, making New York City an incident in a cosmic panorama. The view is linked conceptually to the prospect from a gentleman’s estate, suggested by the white house (actually the Delaplaine Hotel) with chimneys portrayed in the middle distance at left.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of the Bay and Harbor of New York, from Gowanus Heights, Brooklyn
  • Artist: William Henry Bartlett (British, London 1809–1854 at sea)
  • Date: ca. 1841 or 1852
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper
  • Dimensions: 7 9/16 x 11 5/8 in. (19.2 x 29.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.163
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, King James Version
Multiple artists/makers
1864
Interior of Thomas Hope's Picture Gallery, Duchess Street, London, William Henry Bartlett British, Pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite
Interior of Thomas Hope's Picture Gallery, Duchess Street, London
William Henry Bartlett
1825–54
Lake of Lugano, Canton Tessin
Multiple artists/makers
1835
Hospice, Grand St. Bernard, Vallais
Multiple artists/makers
1836
Entrance to Simmenthal, Canton Bern
Multiple artists/makers
1836

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.