Vicente Blasco Ibañez (1867-1928)
Classification:
Date:
1919
Medium:
Black ink on card with printed verso
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 8.6 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number:
1990.1.1
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Wm.H.Walker"
inscriptions and date: upper center: "Vicente Blasco / Ibanez" and lower left: "Luncheon / at / Dutch Treat / Club / Dec 30/19"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "Wm. H. Walker"; inscribed: "Vicente Blasco / Ibañez / Luncheon / at / Dutch Treat / Club / Dec 30/19"
Gallery Label:
Vicente Blasco Ibanez was a Spanish-born political activist, travel writer, and novelist.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1919
eMuseum Object ID:
44201
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Washington Resigning His Commission at Annapolis, December 23, 1783
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. ( 19.7 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.919
Marks:
stamped: on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES H. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44198
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Washington and François Jean, Chevalier de Chastellux, in the Dey Mansion, Preakness, New Jersey, November 1780
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/8 x 9 in. ( 30.8 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.917
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Dey House"
stamped: on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES H. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Dey House"
Gallery Label:
François Jean, Chevalier de Chastellux, was at the Dey Mansion November 23-27, 1780.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44197
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Washington's Three Hour Dance with Mrs. General Greene, at Middlebrook, March 1779
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 5 15/16 in. ( 23.2 x 15.1 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.915
Marks:
inscription: lower edge: "a 3 hour dance with Mrs [?] Greene, at Middle brook / For Barton's GW - / -NO- / 1778"
stamped: on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES H. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "a 3 hour dance with Mrs. Gen'l Greene, at Middle brook / 1778"
Gallery Label:
W. S. Baker, in "Itinerary of General Washington, 1775-1783" (1892), cites General Greene to Colonel Wadsworth: "March 19--We had a little dance at my quarters a few evenings past. His Excellency and Mrs. Greene danced upwards of three hours without one sitting down." The headquarters of General Greene were located at this time in the Van Veghten house, midway between Bound Brook and Somerville, on the bank of the Raritan River.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44173
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"The Reprimand": George Washington and Benedict Arnold, Morristown, April 6, 1780
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 6 in. ( 21 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.914
Marks:
inscription: lower left: "Think 'Reprimand' / was written & sent / not delivered orally"
inscription: lower right: "The Reprimand - / GW & Arnold / Morristown / 1778[sic]"
stamped: on back: "THE HARRY A. OGDEN COLLECTION / OF / THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL S
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Think 'Reprimand' / was written & sent / not delivered orally"; at the lower right: "The Reprimand -- / GW & Arnold / Morristown / 1778[sic 1780 actual date]"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44170
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Conrad-Alexandre Gerard, French Minister to the United States, Being Received by the Continental Congress, August 6, 1778
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. ( 22.2 x 30.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.913
Marks:
inscription: lower center: "Gerard + Congress"
stamped (twice): on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES H. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Gerard & Congress"
Gallery Label:
Conrad-Alexandre Gerard was the first accredited representative of a foreign power to the United States.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44167
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Return of a Spy
Classification:
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 6 in. ( 12.1 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.911
Marks:
inscription: on back: "The return of a spy"
stamped: on back: "GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF / HARRY A. OGDEN, THROUGH / CHARLES H. MESSINGER, EXECUTOR / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at lower center in graphite: "The return of a Spy"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44162
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington in the Wentz House, Worcester, Pennsylvania, October 1777
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. ( 21.6 x 16.8 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.910
Marks:
inscription: lower right: "Wentz house"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wentz house"
Gallery Label:
Washington was at the Peter Wentz House in Worcester, Pennsylvania, October 2-3 and 16-20, 1777.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44161
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
British Soldiers Defending the Chew Mansion during the Battle of Germantown, October 4, 1777
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.909
Marks:
inscriptions: lower left: "61" and "Stairway not / like this"
inscription: lower right: "Interior Chew house / fight"
stamped: on back: "THE HARRY A. OGDEN COLLECTION / OF / THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY / OCTOBER 20, 1936"
stamped: on back: "GIFT OF
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Interior Chew house / fight"; publication annotations at lower left
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44160
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The Battle of Germantown: The Fight at the Doorway of the Chew Mansion, October 4, 1777
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 32.1 x 25.1 cm )
Description:
History
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number:
1936.908
Marks:
inscription: upper right: "Historic Doorways"
inscription: lower left: "Doorway of 'Clivedon' / The Chew House. / Germantown Pa. / 4 Oct 1777"
inscription: lower right: "Around which the / Battle of Germantown raged / (Still standing)"
stamped: on back
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Doorway of 'Cliveden' / The Chew House. / Germantown Pa. / 4 Oct 1777..."; at upper right: "Historic Doorways"
Gallery Label:
This is a preliminary sketch for a series by Ogden on "Historic Doorways."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
44159
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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