John Quincy Adams (1767-1848): Preparatory Drawing for the Engraving
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1826
Medium:
Graphite on paper squared and numbered for transfer embossed with plate mark
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/8 x 16 5/8 in. ( 61.3 x 42.2 cm )
mat: 28 x 22 in. ( 71.1 x 55.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Durand Family
Object Number:
X.501
Gallery Label:
This work sketch for an engraving is based on a portrait painted from life by Thomas Sully (1783-1872) in 1825. The painting, which was made for W. H. Morgan, a Philadelphia print seller, is now owned by the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society at Philipse Manor Hall, Yonkers, New York (A. S. Cochran Collection). Durand exhibited the engraving at the National Academy of Design in 1827. N-YHS owns a copy of the print.
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1826
eMuseum Object ID:
44573
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
James Gordon Bennett, Sr. (1795-1872)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1860
Medium:
Brown ink on thin card
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 4 in. ( 12.4 x 10.2 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1902.6
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44572
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portait of Thomas W. Lamont (1870-1948)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1936
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.213
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm H Walker / Oct 20/36"
inscription: lower right: "Thomas W. Lamont"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Oct 20/36"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Thomas W. Lamont"
Gallery Label:
A banker and financier, the subject became vice-president of the First National Bank in 1909 and a partner in J. P. Morgan and Co. in 1911. He remained with the latter firm until his retirement, becoming chairman of the board upon the death of J. P. Morgan, Jr., in 1943.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
44571
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of ?. Ekins (?)
Classification:
Date:
1936
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.212
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm HWalker / Oct 20/36"
inscriptions: lower right: "H. R. Ekins" ? and "EKINS"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Oct 20/36"; at lower right: "EKINS"; signed illegibly by sitter at lower right
Gallery Label:
Herbert Roslyn Ekins (1901-1963) was a newspaper editor and publisher. He traveled and reported extensively in Asia in the 1930s.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
44570
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Classification:
Date:
1936
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.211
Marks:
signature: right: "Wm HWalker"
date and inscription: lower left: "Oct 13/36 / D. T. Club"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Wm H Walker"; inscribed at lower left: "Oct 13/36 / D. T. Club"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
44569
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Josef Lhévinne (1874-1944)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1936
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.206
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm.H.Walker"
inscriptions and date: lower center: "Thank you! / Josef Lhevinne / Feb 25 - 36 / JOSEPH LHEVINNE"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker"; inscribed at lower right: "JOSEPH LHEVINNE"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Thank you! Josef Lhevinne / Feb 26 -- 36"
Gallery Label:
Lhévinne, a Russian-born pianist, had his U.S. debut with the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York, in 1906. He later taught at the Julliard Graduate School.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1936
eMuseum Object ID:
44568
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of Nils Herlitz (1888-1978)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1935
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.204
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "WmHWalker / Oct 15/1935"
inscriptions: lower left: "N Herlitz" and lower right: "Ambassador"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm H. Walker / Oct 15/1935 / Ambassador"; signed by sitter at lower left: "N. Herlitz"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
44567
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1935
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.203
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm H. Walker / Oct 15/35"
inscriptions: lower center: "F[H?] LaGuardia" and lower left: "Dutch Treat / Ambassador"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / Oct 15/35 / Dutch Treat / Ambassador"; signed by sitter at lower center: "F LaGaurdia"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
44566
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Profile Portrait of John Charles Thomas (1891-1960)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1935
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/16 x 5 in. ( 17.9 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.201
Marks:
signature: lower right: "WmHWalker"
inscriptions and date: lower left: "John Charles Thomas / June 11/35 / Dutch Treat Club / St. Regis"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Wm H Walker"; inscribed at lower left: "June 11/35 / Dutch Treat Club / St. Regis"; signed by sitter at lower left: "John Charles Thomas"
Gallery Label:
An operatic baritone, Thomas had his recital debut in New York City in 1921. He performed with the Metropolitan Opera Co. from 1933 to 1945.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
44565
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)
Classification:
Date:
1935
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in. ( 17.9 x 12.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.199
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. H. Walker / Dutch Treat / May 21/35"
inscription: lower right: "Amelia Earhart"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / Dutch Treat / May 21/35"; signed by sitter at lower right: "Amelia Earhart."
Gallery Label:
Earhart first flew in 1920 and felt immediately compelled to learn to pilot a plane; by 1921 she had received her pilot's license. The first woman to complete a transatlantic flight alone, she was subsequently the first woman to attempt to fly solo around the world. She disappeared over the Pacific Islands in July 1937, never completing her mission.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1935
eMuseum Object ID:
44564
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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