1847 Robinson View of the Government House in New York City
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1847 (dated) 16.5 x 21.75 in (41.91 x 55.245 cm)
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Census and Publication History
This view was originally a painting created in 1797 by Charles Cotton Milbourne from a drawing executed by W.J. Condit. The current example was lithographed and published by H.R. Robinson in 1847. This view is extremely rare. We are aware of two examples in institutional collections: one at the Museum of the City of New York and the other at the New York Public Library. We are aware of only a handful of instances when this view has entered the private market in the last twenty years.CartographerS
Henry R. Robinson (fl. c. 1831 - 1850) was a 'lithographer, publisher, and caricaturist' (this is how he referred to himself) active in New York City during the mid-19th century. Robinson informed his clients on the bottom of his trade card that he was a lithographer who would make portrait, bullheads and bills of lading, circulars, maps, plans, designs, and facsimiles. He operated out of a shop at 52 Courtlandt Street, and also had an office in Washington, D.C. on Pennsylvania Avenue, which he operated with Anthony Fleetwood. Although Robinson portrayed himself as someone who created myriad types of content and advertisement, he is most well known for his political cartoons and other prints related to current events. More by this mapmaker...
Charles Cotton Milbourne (fl. c. 1799 - 1840) was a British artist active in the United States during the late 18th and early 19th century. Milbourne, known as a landscape painter, is also known to have painted stage scenery in both New York and Philadelphia. Learn More...