Papprill, New York taken from Steeple of St.Paul church
PAPPRILL, Henry (1817-1896), after HILL, John William (1812-1879).
New York from the Steeple of St. Paul church Looking East, South and West.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
New York: Henry I. Megeary, 1849.
25 1/4" x 38" sheet.
Comparable: Christie's, 2020 - $16,250.
"Here is an extraordinary view of Manhattan as a rapidly developing metropolis. John William Hill has placed us at just the right height for peering into the city's streets, sizing up the look of its buildings, and noting the increasing density of its structures as the midpoint of the nineteenth century is reached" (Deak). P.T. Barnum's Museum of Sensational Curiosities and Mathew Brady's Daguerrian Miniature Gallery are clearly visible in the foreground. Deak 578; Stauffer vol. 1, p. 199; Stokes & Haskell p.1848/E-119; M. Symmes, Impressions of New York 36.
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PAPPRILL, Henry (1817-1896), after HILL, John William (1812-1879).
New York from the Steeple of St. Paul church Looking East, South and West.
Aquatint engraving with original hand color.
New York: Henry I. Megeary, 1849.
25 1/4" x 38" sheet.
Comparable: Christie's, 2020 - $16,250.
"Here is an extraordinary view of Manhattan as a rapidly developing metropolis. John William Hill has placed us at just the right height for peering into the city's streets, sizing up the look of its buildings, and noting the increasing density of its structures as the midpoint of the nineteenth century is reached" (Deak). P.T. Barnum's Museum of Sensational Curiosities and Mathew Brady's Daguerrian Miniature Gallery are clearly visible in the foreground. Deak 578; Stauffer vol. 1, p. 199; Stokes & Haskell p.1848/E-119; M. Symmes, Impressions of New York 36.
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