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The Bay of New York Taken from Brooklyn Heights

William Guy Wall · 1792–1864

Maximum print size

18.3 × 11.7 cm · 7.2 × 4.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,167 × 1,383 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 25.4 × 20.3 cm · 10.0 × 8.0 in
Mat opening: 18.3 × 11.7 cm · 7.2 × 4.6 in
Mat border, sides: 3.6 cm · 1.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.3 cm · 1.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1820–25
Medium: Watercolor on off-white wove paper
Size: 54.3 × 83.2 cm · 21.4 × 32.8 in
Origin: American
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Harbors, New York City, Ships
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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