View of the City of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Morning after the Conflagration

The painting depicts a waterfront scene. A group of people stand on a concrete area, looking out at the water. There are trees and bushes to the left. A building with columns is on the right. In the background, there is a large body of water with many boats and ships. On the other side of the water, a cityscape is visible with several buildings and smoke rising from some of them. The sky is cloudy. The city on the right has smoke rising in several places. Governors Island is in the middle of the water.