NATHANIEL CURRIER (1813 - 1888) JAMES MERRITT IVES (1824 - 1895). The City of New York View & Exploration 8 3/4" x 12 1/2"

8 3/4" x 12 1/2"

who was deeply steeped in the Romantic movement already apparent in Europe instilled the same sentiments in the work of his young protégé

The map locates Dartmouth College and settlements along the Connecticut River and notes the disputed line of partition between New York and New Jersey and early county boundaries in New York

The harmony of cool and warm tones and the careful attention to reflected light create a scene both serene and theatrically illuminated

The 1800s were the century of landscape painting and the period in which America used the genre to find her identity

NATHANIEL CURRIER (1813 - 1888) JAMES MERRITT IVES (1824 - 1895). The City of New York View & Exploration 8 3/4" x 12 1/2"NATHANIEL CURRIER (1813 1888) JAMES MERRITT IVES (1824 1895) The City of New York Lithograph with original hand color New York: Currier & Ives, 1884 28 12 x 39 sheet, 35 12 x 45 7 8 framed In this highly detailed image, Manhattan is pictured from the south overlooking the business district. A steamer rounds the tip of the island while other boats scatter the surrounding waterways. New York stretches forth in its entirety, flanked by the Hudson River