Thomas Benecke,Iconic Winter Scene of Broadway New York

BENECKE, Thomas (fl. 1850-1860).
Sleighing in New York.
Lithograph with original hand color.
New York, c. 1855.
22 1/4" x 31 1/2" visible, 31 1/2" x 40" framed.

Rare Print of a lively scene on Broadway in front of Barnum's Museum and across from St. Paul's Chapel showing a snow ball fight. Illustrated in "Art and the Empire City", pg. 68. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a copy of this lithograph in its Prints collection.