Central Park (Summer)

A bird's-eye view of Central Park looking across dense tree canopy, winding paths and open lawns toward a formal terrace and building at the center, with a lake and boats in the foreground. A hot air balloon drifts above the distant city edge. The lithograph is rendered in fine graphite-like tonal hatching.

Look closer: A small hot air balloon drifts above the distant city edge near the top center.

Artist

Julius Bien

Date

1865

Medium

Lithograph, printed in colors

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 2674 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947