The Narrows from Staten Island

Edward Francis Finden, Artist William Henry Bartlett, Artist
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The Narrows from Staten Island

between 1800 and 1857

Edward Francis Finden (Artist) English, 1791-1857 William Henry Bartlett (Artist) English, 1809-1854

Steel engraving printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper

Image: 4 5/8 × 7 inches (11.7 × 17.8 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 × 9 inches (18.1 × 22.9 cm)

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Gift of anonymous donor

49.14

This work is in the public domain.

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Signed, in plate, lower left: W. H. Bartlett Signed, lower right: E. Finden

Inscribed, center lower margin: THE NARROWS FROM STATEN ISLAND. Inscribed, center lower edge: London. Published for the Proprietor

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1949-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Edward Francis Finden; after William Henry Bartlett, The Narrows from Staten Island, between 1800 and 1857, steel engraving printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of anonymous donor, 49.14.

The Narrows from Staten Island
The Narrows from Staten Island