The Great East River Suspension Bridge: Connecting the Cities of New York and Brooklyn

Amerikanische Grafik 1879–1892, 1881

This print shows a large bridge over a wide river, seen from a slightly elevated view. The tall stone pillars and suspension cables of the bridge take up most of the upper half of the print. Below them, a cityscape is visible along the horizon to the right. Closer to us, sailboats and larger boats with smokestacks cross the light blue water. In the bottom left corner, the tops of buildings from the near side of the river are visible, with tiny depictions of people, horses, and carriages on the street far below. The sky is light blue at the top of the print, fading into white toward the horizon.
Artist
Amerikanische Grafik 1879–1892
Date
1881
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
22.7 × 32.7 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This print shows a large bridge over a wide river, seen from a slightly elevated view. The tall stone pillars and suspension cables of the bridge take up most of the upper half of the print. Below them, a cityscape is visible along the horizon to the right. Closer to us, sailboats and larger boats with smokestacks cross the light blue water. In the bottom left corner, the tops of buildings from the near side of the river are visible, with tiny depictions of people, horses, and carriages on the street far below. The sky is light blue at the top of the print, fading into white toward the horizon.

Amerikanische Grafik 1879–1892