View on the Hudson River, New York
Classification:
Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 41.3 cm )
Description:
Landscape: This appears to be a view north from the Hudson Highlands toward Newburgh Bay and New Windsor. Butter Hill, now Storm King Mountain, is at the left, and Breakneck Mountain is at right. A distorted version of Polopels Island is in the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samule Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1925.160
Marks:
inscription: lower, ink: "Gericht op de Hudsons River, in Noord-Amerika"
inscription: verso
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center outside image in brown ink: "Gericht op de Hudsons -- River, in Noord-Amerika."; verso completely inscribed in brown ink with text on Noord Amerika
Gallery Label:
This is a somewhat loose early nineteenth-century copy of an engraving by S. Springsguth which was published in 1798. Springsuth's engraving was from an original drawing by Isaac Weld made during a trip up the Hudson River in 1796.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1796
eMuseum Object ID:
39346
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Engagement Between the U.S. Sloop-of-War "Peacock" and H.B.M. Brig "L'Epervier"
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1814
Medium:
Gouache and black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 10 3/8 in. ( 20.3 x 26.4 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.41a
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center outside image in beige gouache: "PEACOCK & EPERVIER."
Gallery Label:
This depicts the 45-minute battle fought off the coast of Florida on April 29, 1814, in which the new sloop of war Peacock, 22 guns, commanded by Captain Lewis Warrington, captured L'Epervier, 18 guns, Captain Richard Wales, through superior gunfire. The hull of the American vessel was not hit during the action, and her casualties were confined to two wounded. The Peacock was named from the British brig of the same name captured by James Lawrence in February 1813.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1812
eMuseum Object ID:
39345
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Looking West on East 20th STreet from Third Avenue, N.Y.C.
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1920
Medium:
Pen-and-ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/8 x 21 in. ( 35.9 x 53.3 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Description:
Cityscape: Gramercy Park is in the distance at the left. Gramercy Hall, on the corner of Third Avenue and Twentieth Street is also depicted.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank Dudley Tansley
Object Number:
1920.121[dup]
Marks:
signature: lower right: "C. Thompson"
label: verso
Gallery Label:
This illustration was drawn at the request of the donor, who cites complete details on the reverse of the drawing.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
39344
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Helmbold's Chemical Warehouse, N.Y.C.
Classification:
Date:
1920
Medium:
ink with graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 7/8 x 22 in. ( 35.2 x 55.9 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Frank Dudley Tansley
Object Number:
1920.120
Marks:
signature: lower right: "C. Thompson"
inscription: lower right, graphite: "594 Broadway"
label: verso
Gallery Label:
This drawing is a later reconstruction drawn at the request of the donor, who cites complete details on the reverse.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
39343
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The Great Fire of 1835 As Seen from Brooklyn, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1835
Medium:
Gouache and black ink over graphite on paper, laid on Japanese paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/2 x 19 3/8 in. ( 36.8 x 49.2 cm )
mat: 18 3/8 x 23 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 58.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of J. William Middendorf II
Object Number:
1962.83
Marks:
inscriptions: Title, bottom center: Vista del Gran Incendio de una parte de la Ciudd de Nueva York, en la noche del 16, y el dia Diciembre 1835...
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in white gouache: "L. Taffien."; inscribed at lower center: "Vista del Gran Incendio de una parte de la Ciudad de Nueva York, en la noche del 16, y el dia de Diciembre 1835, tornada desde Brooklyn."
Gallery Label:
There is no explanation for the fact that the inscription was written in Spanish.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
39342
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Caricature of Civil War Officer Major-General Franz Sigel
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1860-1865
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on beige paper laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 in. ( 17.1 x 12.7 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
In this self-portrait caricature Major-General Franz Sigel is shown astride a horse on a placard nailed to the headquarters building in the background.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Children of Franz Sigel
Object Number:
1937.1770
Marks:
signature: lower right: "D. H. S."
inscription: lower: "Ei Feit mit Sigel! [I fight with Sigel]"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black ink: "D.H.S."; with a caption at lower center in German
Gallery Label:
Colonel David H. Strother served on Major-General Franz Sigel's staff when this depiction was done. The picture was obviously given by Strother to the general, who subsequently wrote a somewhat jaundiced comment on a sheet of paper accompanying the sketch: "Burlesque of Col. Strother: An ungrateful man, to whom I was very kind when he served in my Staff in West Virginia. I had given him his appointment as a mattter of accommodation to him."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
39341
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Sixth Avenue Looking South from 52nd Street, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1870
Medium:
Black ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 25.1 cm )
mat: 10 x 14 in. ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
This is a view from one of the upper floors of 67 West 52nd Street, the brownstone residence of George Stevens Schermerhorn, Jr., a brother of the artist. The Schermerhorn brownstone was located just east of Sixth Avenue. The brownstone at the left, on the south side of the street, is 66 West 52nd Street.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Gilbert Schermerhorn, nephew of the artist
Object Number:
1950.433
Marks:
inscription: lower center: "Looking South in 1870 from 67 West 52nd St."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in black ink: "Looking South in 1870 from 67 West 52nd St."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
39329
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Nocturnal View of the North Battery at the Foot of Hubert Street, New York City: Illustration for the "New York Mirror"
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Classification:
Highlight:
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Date:
1833
Medium:
Charcoal, black and white chalk, and white gouache with stumping and scratching out on prepared board
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 in. ( 15.2 x 22.9 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1911.103
Marks:
inscription: lower center, on cardboard mount: "North Battery, Foot of Hubert St., N.Y. City."
inscription: lower left: "Orignal Drawing"
inscription: lower right: "Engraved N.Y. Mirror, 1833"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed on old mount along lower edge in black ink: "Original drawing / NORTH BATTERY FOOT OF HUBERT ST. N.Y. CITY. / Engraved N.Y. Mirror 1833. / vol XI"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
39312
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View of the Fort of Natchez, Mississippi
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1796
Medium:
Black ink and wash over graphite on paper laid on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. ( 17.1 x 22.5 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1899.6
Marks:
inscription: lower: "vue du fort des Natchez Sur le Mississipi/maison du government"
signature: lower right, pencil: "J. B. Warin"
inscription: legend: "Batterie Gayoso...Fort"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right outside image in graphite: "J. B. Warin"; incribed at lower left outside image in brown ink: "vue du fort des Natchez sur le Mississipi / maison du gouvernement Batterie Gayoso (?) fort"
Gallery Label:
The artist Joseph Warin accompanied General Victor Collot, a French officer, on a journery through the western part of the United States in 1796 for the purpose of gathering information for the French minister at Philadelphia. Collot's published account of his journey contains an interesting description of Natchez and of the Gayoso Batter marked on the watercolor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1796
eMuseum Object ID:
39311
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Two Views of the Porch of Dr. J.W. Wallace's House, West Farms, Bronx, New York; verso: fragmentary tree sketch
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1869
Medium:
Graphite on paper, mounted on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 8 in. ( 10.8 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
This shows the handsome front porch at the Greek Revival Wallace house, which the artist in a note locates on the Old Boston Road.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1945.602
Marks:
inscription: lower: "Front Porch of Dr. Wallace's House, and West Farms"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in graphite: "Dr. Wallaces House West Farms N. Y."; below on mount: "Front Porch of Dr. Wallaces house"; verso inscribed at center in black wash: "Dr. J. W. Wallace's House at / West Farms, Old Boston Road 1869 / Sketch By W.H.W"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1869
eMuseum Object ID:
39310
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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