Chambers, Thomas - Staten Island and the Narrows folk art print
An archival premium Quality folk art Print of Staten Island and the Narrows by Thomas Chambers for sale by Brandywine General Store. The artist finished this oil on canvas sometime between the period of 1835 to 1855. The original artwork is now at the Brooklyn Museum and measures 22 by 30 inches in size. This scene portrays the lower New York Harbor between southern Brooklyn and Staten Island that is now spanned by the Verrazano Bridge. A lot of Chamber's paintings were based on prints that were popular at the time, this is one such example, Staten Island and the Narrows was based on an engraving published in American Scenery in 1840 by William Bartlett. Famous Artists print #172