Catharine Bissell (1831-1919)
Classification:
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 8.9 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Adelaide Milton De Groot
Object Number:
1947.507
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed along left margin vertically in graphite: " CATHARINE BISSELL / drawn by Elizabeth de Groot --"; verso inscribed: "C. Bissell d. of John Bissell. N.Y.C. Lawyer / & Martha Coggeshall Holly d. of David / & Martha (Coggeshall) Holly. Drawn by her / first cousin, Elizabeth King Hawley, / (Mrs. William de Groot), mother / of the donor, Adelaide Milton de Groot. / Catharine Bissell never married / her father had a large practice but / his prices were so large his clients / went e
Gallery Label:
The subject of this drawing was the daughter of John Bissell, a lawyer, and Martha Coggeshall (Holly) Bissell of Stamford, Connecticut. The artist was her first cousin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
41472
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Havell plate no. 342
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1832-34
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, and black ink on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 1/4 x 29 11/16 in. (54 x 75.4 cm)
Mat: 31 x 41 in. (78.7 x 104.1 cm)
Description:
Male, left; female, right
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.342
Marks:
Watermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Plate 342."; at lower left of center: "Golden eyed Duck / Male 1 -- Female 2. [cut]"; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1834
eMuseum Object ID:
41457
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John George Jackson (1777-1825), grand-uncle of "Stonewall" Jackson
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1860-64
Medium:
Black and brown ink on beige paper, laid on a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 4.4 cm )
Mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1904.9b
Marks:
inscription: lower right: "1824"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in gray ink wash: "1824"
Gallery Label:
The subject, eldest son of George Jackson and Elizabeth (von Brake) Jackson, was brought up on the Virginia frontier and became a civil engineer. He served in the Virginia legislature from 1798 to 1801. In the latter year he was admitted to the bar and subsequently served in Congress until 1810, and again from 1813 to 1817. In 1819 President James Monroe appointed him the first federal judge from the Western District of Virginia, which position he held until his death.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
41453
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), Havell plate no. 296
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1834-36
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, oil, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and collage with scratching out and touches glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 21 7/16 x 35 3/4 in. (54.5 x 90.8 cm)
Mat: 39 x 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.296
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
41452
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Havell plate no. 74
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1821; 1829
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache with scratching out and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Paper: 18 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (47.9 x 29.8 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Immature males, above; adult male, center; female, below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.17.74
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "No 15. Plate 74. / Published / 1829. / Louisianna / July. / J.J.A"; at lower center: "Indigo-bird. / Fringilla cyanea / Plant. Schisandra coccinea. / Vulgo Salsparilla."; at lower right: "Male adult 1. / Male first Year 2. / " -- 2d -- " -- 3. / F. 4."; birds numbered from left center clockwise: "1"; "2"; "3"; "4"
Gallery Label:
The background flora has been identified as Wild sarsaparilla (Schisandra glabra); female may have been painted later than males; spider unfinished
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1821
eMuseum Object ID:
41451
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
James Hazen Hyde (1876-1959)
Classification:
Date:
1900
Medium:
Graphite on paper laid on heavy board
Dimensions:
diameter: 5 5/8 in. ( 14.3 cm )
frame: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 24.1 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of James Hazen Hyde
Object Number:
1956.182
Marks:
Signed: at lower right: "To Mrs. H. B. Hyde/Souvenir from/Chartran/1900"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right inside image in graphite: "To Mrs. H. B. Hyde / Souvenir from / Chartran / 1900."
Gallery Label:
The subject was born in New York, the son of Henry Baldwin Hyde and Annie (Fitch) Hyde, and succeeded his father as president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society after serving as vice-president from 1899 to 1905. He was a founder of the Alliance Française in America, received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor from the French government, and was a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. He was also a member of The New-York Historical Society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
41449
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Self-Portrait (1838 - 1894)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1888-94
Medium:
Graphite on tracing paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 11.7 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Self-portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Keppler, Jr.
Object Number:
1957.246
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in : "J. Keppler / 88"; at lower left: "Maine"
Gallery Label:
The subject, a famous cartoonist and founder and editor of "Puck," was born in Vienna and came to the U.S. in 1867. For a while in the 1870s Keppler drew caricatures for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." He became famous for his lithographic cartoons of political and social figures, which were the epitome of satirical humor in America at that time.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
41421
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
General David Hunter (1802-1886) on Horseback
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1864
Medium:
Black crayon on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 21.6 x 14 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1904.10
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed on mount: Gen. David Hunter at Monocacy, 6th Aug, 1864
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black crayon: "D."; old mount reputedly inscribed: "General David Hunter at Monocacy, 6th Aug. 1864"
Gallery Label:
General David Hunter graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1822. After attaining the rank of captain, he resigned from the army in 1836 to settle in Chicago. He returned to military service six years later, however, and served as a major in the Mexican War. In the Civil War he fought for the North and rose to the rank of major general. After the war, Hunter was a member of the honor guard that accompanied the body of President Lincoln to Springfield, Illinois.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
41407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cordell Hull (1871-1955)
Classification:
Date:
c. 1940-45
Medium:
Oiled charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/4 x 17 3/8 in. ( 61.6 x 44.1 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Enit Kaufman
Object Number:
1947.163
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Enit Kaufman"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left brown chalk: "Enit Kaufman"
Gallery Label:
A native of Tennessee, Hull was a member of the state legislature from 1893 to 1897, and from 1907 to 1931 served almost continuously in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected to the senate in 1931, but resigned two years later to become secretary of state under Frankling D. Roosevelt. After retiring from the office in 1944 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Provenance:
Enit Kaufman and Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Portraits (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1946)
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
41402
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Peter J. Hudson
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 9 in. ( 27.9 x 22.9 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Object Number:
X.368
Marks:
inscriptions: Inscribed bottom: H. Balling/ Oct 10th, 1864 P.J. Hudson ADB etc
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at left under bust in graphite: "H. Balling / Oct. 10th, 1864."; at lower left: "This water color represents / Col Peter Hudson late of General / Grant's staff A.W. Edsten / Wash DC July 1 -- 87"; at lower right: "P.J. Hudson A.D.C.J sent Genl / Grant /; Iowa"
Gallery Label:
Hudson was appointed captain in the Union army in 1863. He later joined General Ulysses S. Grant at Vicksburg and was with him on his campaigns from Chattanooga and Culpeper to Appomatox. In April 1865 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and made General Grant's aide-de-camp.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
41401
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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