Who created "Old House in Rector Street, from "Scenes of Old New York""?

Old House in Rector Street, from "Scenes of Old New York" was created by Henry Farrer in 1870.

What medium is "Old House in Rector Street, from "Scenes of Old New York""?

Old House in Rector Street, from "Scenes of Old New York" is Etching.

Is "Old House in Rector Street, from "Scenes of Old New York"" in the public domain?

Yes, Old House in Rector Street, from "Scenes of Old New York" is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Old House in Rector Street, from "Scenes of Old New York"

Henry Farrer

1870

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 6 x 5 1/2 in. (15.2 x 14 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Beulah Dimmick Chase, 1947

Accession Number

47.98.10

Tags

HousesStreetsNew York City

Art Historical Context

Henry Farrer's *Old House in Rector Street created in 1870 as part of the series *Scenes of Old New York*, offers a poignant glimpse into the vanishing architecture of lower Manhattan. Rector Street, nestled in the bustling Financial District, was home to historic structures rapidly giving way to the city's explosive growth during the Gilded Age. Farrer's etching captures the charm of this modest old house amid its urban streetscape, evoking nostalgia for a pre-skyscraper New York. Rendered in etching—a meticulous intaglio printmaking technique where acid bites into a metal plate to create in...

About the Artist

Henry Farrer

Henry Farrer (1843–1903) was a British-born American etcher and watercolorist who played a significant role in the development of the etching revival in the United States during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Born in London, Farrer emigrated to the United States, where he became a founding member of the New York Etching Club in 1877, an organization that brought together American print...

Old House in Rector Street, from "Scenes of Old New York"

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