Wall, William G.:

$5,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

NEW YORK FROM GOVERNORS ISLAND. One of the most celebrated views of New York, from Wall's famous Hudson River Portfolio, executed by Wall and John Hill between 1821 and 1825. This is the final plate in the series, showing the Battery and lower New York City from Governor's Island. The fort on the island is in the right foreground, a sailboat is in the middle distance, and the skyline of New York, along with a forest of masts at the docks, stretches across the picture. All plates from The Hudson River Portfolio are rare.

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