Name/Title
VIEW OF THE RUINS AFTER THE GREAT FIRE IN NEW-YORK, DECR. 16TH & 17TH, 1835, AS SEEN FROM EXCHANGE PLACE.Entry/Object ID
SS.2017.5 a-bDescription
a. Oversized hand-colored landscape-oriented cityscape, showing a street in ruins, smoking rubble and ruined structures on both sides with no roofs, windows or doors; partially collapsed building at right side; firemen carry a long ladder away from viewer; one horse-drawn cart loaded with crats at foreground left; men and women walking together and examining ruins; one man dumps bucket of water on a smoking ruin; household goods (mirror, curtain on rod, two "fancy" chairs, washbasin stand, dresser) stacked up at foreground right; at right side man and woman lower basket of laundry (?) to a man at sidewalk level using ropes; some figures engaged in salvage work; building at right is a church, with gravestones in churchyard; wide dark borders, with printed title CB: "VIEW OF THE RUINS AFTER THE GREAT FIRE OF NEW-YORK, DECR. 16TH & 17TH. 1835/ AS SEEN FROM EXCHANGE PLACE./ Published by L.P. CLOVER, New York"; outside of image, bottom left: "N. Calyo, Pinxt."; outside of image bottom right: "Engd by W.J. Bennett."
b. Frame: Rectangular, simple molding; pale gold "liner"; wide black lacquer band; narrow worn gold outer molding; glass.Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Nicolino CalyoAttribution
ArtistArtist
William James BennettAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
Lewis P. CloverDate made
1836Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
25-1/4 inWidth
31-3/4 inDepth
2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 25 1/4 x 31 3/4 x 2 in. (64.1 x 80.6 x 5.1 cm)Material
Ink on paper, watercolor paint, Wood (unknown), Gilding, GlassCondition
Notes
Remarks: Print probably darkened overall; may be mounted to canvas lining, which is visible from the back; loose fragments behind glass indicate fragility; small tear and repair (?) at center right side; small tears at left edge; dark spots in sky at center top and toward right; exterior molding of frame quite patinated/worn; some scratches in black lacquer; splash of white paint (?) in lower left corner.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Mississippi Governor's MansionNotes
Former ownerRelated Entries
Notes
SS.2017.4 a-b - Print - RelatedGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Prior to the events of September 11, 2001, the Great Fire of 1835 was the event responsible for the greatest amount of property damage in New York City. While Ebenezer Irving’s home was spared, Washington Irving lost a $3,000 investment in an insurance company that failed as a result of damage claims and the fire destroyed the financial district, including the blocks of William Street that had been Irving’s childhood neighborhood. Church at the left believed to be "the old Dutch Church on Garden Street" (also known as the South Dutch Church, it was the first Dutch Church to be built in Manhattan outside the walls of Fort Amsterdam, the building was modified in 1807 before burning in 1835). Garden Street was “between William Street and Broadway, just south of Wall Street” and is now part of Exchange Place today." [Jessa J. Krick, 6/21/2019].Note Type
General NoteNote
This object was offered to HHV by the collections manager of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion, as it was outside the scope of the MGM collection. The object was accepted into the HHV collection owing to Irving's connection to the event depicted.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive RoomNote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial