The Old Print Shop

Council Chamber, City Hall, New York.

  • ARTIST: C. Burton

  • PUBLISHER: Published by New York, Bourne, Broadway.

  • MEDIUM: Steel engraving,

    DATE: c. 1850

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 3 3/8 x2 11/16 ( 8.2 x 6.8 cm)

  • DESCRIPTION: This small steel engraving from around 1850 shows the Council Chambers inside New York City's historic City Hall. It captures the elegant neoclassical interior with tall ceilings, detailed moldings, and formal furnishings. Built in 1812, City Hall housed the city's government, with the chambers serving as the center of legislative activity.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 14 inch mat for handling.

  • CONDITION: Fair condition, stain in the right margin.

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