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Fort Hamilton, Staten Island
Fort Hamilton, Staten Island is a graphite drawing by the Impressionist artist Jasper Francis Cropsey. It dates from 1854 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:lower right in graphite: Fort Hamilton / Staten Island / Jan, 3rd, 1854; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: #46; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 14 x 17 - Ploted gray / 1/2 avay polish notes in graphite: Sky mellow hazy blue / warmish grey along the horizon / blackish mellow grey water / lighter & slight tint / green as it comes to the shore / black brown grey / Timber warm / warm / snow / very blue in the light / of the shadows
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This drawing, Fort Hamilton, Staten Island, was created by Jasper Francis Cropsey in 1854 using graphite on wove paper.
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Artist
Jasper Francis Cropsey was an American architect and artist. He is best known for his Hudson River School landscape paintings.
