View of the City of New York Taken from Long Island

1796

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: image: 18 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (46.4 x 32 cm) sheet: 19 x 13 11/16 in. (48.3 x 34.7 cm)
Collection no.: 54.90.600
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

View of the City of New York Taken from Long Island — Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin. 1796.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: image: 18 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (46.4 x 32 cm) sheet: 19 x 13 11/16 in. (48.3 x 34.7 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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