Prisoners from Saratoga on the Way to Boston, October 1777
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1930
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 17 in. ( 30.5 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.892
Marks:
inscription: left: "[Pub?] by Gerlach & Barklow (Mackever) / 4 Aug 1930"
inscription: lower center: "Prisoners from Saratoga / on the Way to Boston Oct 1777"
inscription: on back: "Statue like / repose. / McMaster . . . [etc.]"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Prisoners from Saratoga / on the way to Boston Oct 1777."; verso has extensive historical annotations at upper right in graphite
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
44903
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington Visits His Mother at Fredericksburg, Virginia
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 16 5/8 in. ( 34.3 x 42.2 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.879
Marks:
signature: lower right: "HA Ogden"
inscription: upper right: "Historical / Rough sketch to show subject / only / 3"
inscription: right: "Incident based on / a Harper's Magazine article / 'In an Old Virginia Town'"
inscription: lower left: "'Well, Georg
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "H.A. Ogden."; inscribed along lower edge: " 'Well, George, Haven't they caught you yet?' Washington visits his mother at Fredericksburgh[sic] Va."; historical and publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44901
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Peggy Shippen and Captain André or "An Advance by the Enemy"; verso: sketch of same scene
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1920
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. ( 41 x 32.7 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.876
Marks:
signature: lower left: "HAOgden"
inscription: lower right: "Done 10 x 13 / Wedding gift / March 25 1920 / To Hazel Messenger / 25 March"
inscription: lower left and center: "'Peggy Shippen & Capt André' or An Advance by the Enemy, Philadelphia"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "H.A. Ogden."; inscribed along lower edge: " 'Peggy Shippen & Capt. Andre'. or An Advance by the Enemy Philadelphia"; publication annotations in margins
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
44899
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Loon Lake, Adirondack Mountains, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache on prepared heavy board
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 26.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.987
Marks:
signature, inscription and date: lower right: "Ogden / Loon Lake '92"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in brown watercolor: "Ogden / Loon Lake '92."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
44898
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Carveth Wells (1887-1957), With a Marginal Elephant Drawn by Sitter
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1933
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 21 x 14 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.155
Marks:
signature: right: "WHWalker"
date: lower right: "Feb 7/33"
inscription: lower center: "Cheerio! / from / Carveth Wells"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "W H. Walker / Feb 7/33"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Cheerio! / from / Carveth Wells / [elephant drawing]"
Gallery Label:
Explorer, author, and lecturer Carveth Wells was born in England; he immigrated to the United States in 1918.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1933
eMuseum Object ID:
44897
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Mischa Levitski (1898-1941)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 4 9/16 in. ( 15.2 x 11.6 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.136
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "W.H.W. / 1927"
inscriptions: lower center: "Mischa Levit . . ." and "LEVITSKY"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "W.H.W. / 1927"; at lower right: "LEVITSKY"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Mischa Levitski"
Gallery Label:
Russian-born pianist Mischa Levitski had his New York City debut at Aeolian Hall in October, 1916.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1927
eMuseum Object ID:
44896
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1895-1953)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1931
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 18.1 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.120
Marks:
signature: right: "Wm. H. Walker"
inscriptions and date: lower center: "Robert M. La Follette Jr. / Dutch Treat Club- / Jan27/31"
Inscriptions:
Signed at middle right in graphite: "Wm. H.Walker"; inscribed at lower left: "Dutch Treat Club -- / Jan 27/31"; signed by sitter in graphite at lower center: "Robert M. La Follette Jr."
Gallery Label:
The subject was elected in 1925 to represent his native state, Wisconsin, in the United States Senate, serving out the unexpired term of his father, Robert M. La Follette, Sr. He was elected three more times and served in the Senate until 1947.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1931
eMuseum Object ID:
44895
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Marshall O. Roberts (1821-1874)
Classification:
Date:
1874
Medium:
Charcoal, chalk, and touches of white gouache on paper
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Ladies Christian Union
Object Number:
2001.130
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower center in charcoal: "W. Kurtz / 74"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1874
eMuseum Object ID:
44894
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
View of Ruins on the Roman Campagna, Italy
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1861-62
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite, on paper from a disassembled album
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. ( 12.4 x 18.4 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
X.443w
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Je . . ." ?
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Feb 3d"
Gallery Label:
The album in which this sketch was received is inscribed on the flyleaf, "Sketches made by/Thomas H. Hotchkiss/Rome, Italy." Hotchkiss and Lucy Durand Woodman, the mother of Nora D. Woodman, were friends; moreover, similar inscriptions appear on other items presented by Miss Woodman to the Society. She is therefore assumed to be the donor.
Provenance:
Estate of Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss; Asher B. durand and Family; Lucy Durand Woodman, Orange, New Jersey
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1861
eMuseum Object ID:
44883
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Landscape with Cypress Trees and an Umbrella Pine, Italy
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1861-62
Medium:
Charcoal and white chalk on blue paper, from a disassembled album
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. ( 16.8 x 12.1 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
X.443v
Gallery Label:
The album in which this sketch was received is inscribed on the flyleaf, "Sketches made by/Thomas H. Hotchkiss/Rome, Italy." Hotchkiss and Lucy Durand Woodman, the mother of Nora D. Woodman, were friends; moreover, similar inscriptions appear on other items presented by Miss Woodman to the Society. She is therefore assumed to be the donor.
Provenance:
Estate of Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss; Asher B. durand and Family; Lucy Durand Woodman, Orange, New Jersey
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
44882
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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