Staten Island and the Narrows  1855

by Thomas Chambers

This lively image records the lower New York harbor between southern Brooklyn and Staten Island that is now spanned by the Verrazano Bridge. Thomas Chambers's paintings are often based on prints, and they were seldom signed or date. His style was distinguished by a bold sense of composition and brilliant coloring, often with an enamel-like finish. This view is based on Wil...
Size: 
21 15/16 x 30 1/4 in. (55.8 x 76.9 cm)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Public Domain, Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum