

The Bay of New York Looking to the Narrows and Staten Island, Taken from Brooklyn Heights
The image shows a black-and-white painting of a bay. A large body of water spans the center and right side. A ship with three masts is on the right side of the water. Several boats are on the water. Land with trees and a fence borders the water on the bottom right. A road with a horse and carriage and a few buildings borders the water on the left. A landmass is in the background across the water. The sky is light gray. The painting depicts a bay with a ship and boats on the water, and land with trees and buildings on the shore. The Bay of New York Looking to the Narrows and Staten Island, Taken from Brooklyn Heights by William Guy Wall.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1820–25
- Medium
- Watercolor and gum arabic on white wove paper
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 599 × 420 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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