A detailed, large scale view of New York harbor looking north encompassing Castle Garden and the Battery in the distance, with the Hudson River and the Palisades to west, with visible spires of Brooklyn to the east.  

66 in. x 40 in.

Provenance: Colonel Robert Coleman Hall Brock (1861-1901) of Pennsylvania.    This painting descended through inheritance to the Brock family (the Colonel was a nephew of renowned Philadelphia art collector Henry S. Gibson) since it was painted.  The consignor believes Gibson bought the painting directly from the artist, James Hamilton (1819-1878).

• The Brooklyn Museum exhibited Hamilton in 1966.  See the address below for a record:
  https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/exhibitions/1079/James_Hamilton_1819-1878:_American_Marine_Painter
• Henry C. Gibson was a major figure who bought it directly from the artist.  If you want to know more, see this address:
  http://furnesque.tumblr.com/post/77209492007/henry-c-gibson-house-philadelphia-pa-1870-the