Who created "$1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York"?

$1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York was created by Asher Brown Durand|Durand, Perkins, and Company in ca. 1828.

What medium is "$1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York"?

$1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York is Engraving.

Is "$1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York" in the public domain?

Yes, $1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

$1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York

Q: When was "$1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1828.

Asher Brown Durand|Durand, Perkins, and Company

ca. 1828

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 2 15/16 x 7 1/16 in. (7.5 x 18 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917

Accession Number

17.3.3585(14)

Tags

George WashingtonMoneyBenjamin Franklin

Art Historical Context

Step into the bustling financial world of 1820s New York with this intricate engraving, *$1000 Bill for The Bank, The City of New York*, around 1828 by Asher B. Durand in collaboration with Durand, Perkins, and Company Measuring a compact 2 15/16 x 7 1/16 inches, this print exemplifies early American banknote design, where fine engravings served dual purposes: as legal tender and anti-counterfeiting masterpieces. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it was acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 1917. Durand, later a luminary of the Hudson River...

About the Artist

Asher Brown Durand|Durand, Perkins, and Company · 1796–1886

Was a principal member of the Hudson River School. American artist; associated with the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Comment on works: Portraits

$1000 Bill for The Greenwich Bank, The City of New York

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