The Mill Pond, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1852
Medium:
Brown ink and wash, white gouache, selective glazing, graphite, and scratching out on card, mounted on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 20 7/8 in. ( 38.1 x 53 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Fenwick Beekman
Object Number:
1941.1178
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Based on Sketch no.12 Folio no. 2 W.R.Miller"
inscription: lower left: "Mill Pond, Sleepy Hollow / Study No.9, Tarrytown 1852/21 x 15"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in brown ink: "Based on Sketch No 12. Folio 2. W. R. Miller."; at lower left: "Mill Pond Sleepy Hollow / Study. No 9. Tarrytown. 1852. / 21 x 15."
Gallery Label:
This is a view looking west toward the Hudson River and the distant Nyack hills from the mill pond on the Pocantico River in Westchester County. The Philipse-Beekman mansion at what was formerly the Upper Mills at Philipsburg Manor appears at the right, with the mill just beyond the mill dam. The manor house, mill, and adjunct buildings and grounds were restored in the 1960s and are open to the public and maintained by the Sleepy Hollow Restorations.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
38986
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
A Buffalo Surround in the Pawnee Country (c. 1837)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1840
Medium:
Brown ink and wash, glazing, scratching out, graphite, and touches of watercolor and gouache on two sheets of paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. (23.5 x 36.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles E. Dunlap, Thomas W. Streeter, Forsyth Wickes, Louise C. Wills, George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1949.273
Marks:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown ink: "XXI / 1840 / AJM[partially legible]"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in brown ink: "XXI / 1840 / AJM[partially legible]"
Gallery Label:
In 1837 Miller accompanied Captain William Drummond Stewart on an expedition into the Rocky Mountains, during which he made hundreds of on-the-spot sketches of Indian life. The 1840 inscription indicates that the sketch was drawn at Murthly Castle while Miller was working on a series of large oil paintings. An earlier version of this sketch is reproduced in Bernard De Voto, Beyond the Wide Missouri, plate 61.
Provenance:
Private collection, Great Britain; private collection, United States
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
38985
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Study for an Illustration in "Kerry Kangaroo"
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1957
Medium:
Black and blue crayon, gray wash, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. ( 31.1 x 51.4 cm )
Description:
Five kangaroos jumping over water with fish and birds, related to 2000.865 and 2000.866, study for "Kerry Kangaroo," pp. 6-7.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.871
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge outside image in graphite: "6 BROWN. 7"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1957
eMuseum Object ID:
38977
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Production Layout for "Kerry Kangaroo"
Classification:
Date:
c. 1957
Medium:
Black ink on translucent plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 20 in. ( 29.2 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
Three black ink sketches of kangaroo with koala settling in pouch and a kangaroo with a koala in its pouch addressing a bird in a tree, studies for "Kerry Kangaroo," pp. 10-11.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.868
Inscriptions:
Various annotations
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1957
eMuseum Object ID:
38975
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Captain Sterrett in the Schooner Enterprise Paying Tribute to Tripoli
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1836
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink and wash, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 36.8 cm )
mat: 14 1/2 x 19 x 1 in. ( 36.8 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Object Number:
1963.144
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left outside the image in gray ink wash: "H. Z[?]. NOYES, NEWBURY, 1836."; along lower edge outside image in black ink: "Capt. STERRITT in the Schr. ENTERPRISE paying tribute to TRIPOLI, August 1801."
Gallery Label:
This watercolor is based on a drawing of the same title by Michele Felice Corne (q.v.) published in The Naval Temple (Boston, 1816), opp. p.17, and in American Naval Battles (Boston, 1831), opp. p.15. The title is a sarcastic reference to the way in which the United States met the demands of Tripoli for the payment of tribute in order that American merchant ships might be free from interference by the pirates of the Barbary States.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1836
eMuseum Object ID:
38971
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
An Ulster County Cottage Scene, Creek Locks, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. ( 27.6 x 37.8 cm )
Description:
Landscape/genre
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number:
1950.396
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, Del, April 22d 1889/61 Bleeker St., N.Y."
inscription: lower right: "No [blank] 1000 Gems"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/"An Ulster County Cottage Scene"/(Creek Locks, N.Y.)/Composed April 22d
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink over graphite: "Wm. R. Miller Del. April 22 1889. / 61 Bleeker St NY"; inscribed at lower right: "1000 Gems"; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'An Ulster County Cottage Scene.' / (Creek Locks, N.Y.) / Composed April 22d 1889. / 12 x 8"; various annotations inside image
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
38960
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hallway, 61 Bleeker Street, New York
Classification:
Date:
1880-91
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 7 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 18.4 cm )
Description:
Architecture/interior view
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number:
1950.429
Marks:
inscription: upper center: "Hall-way 61 Bleecker St."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center outside image in graphite: "9 3/4 x 7... / Hallway 61 Bleeker St / [dimensions crossed out]"; inscribed at lower left outside image in brown ink notations of numerical grid
Gallery Label:
This is the hallway of the building in which Miller had his New York studio from 1880 to 1891
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
38958
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
View of Niagara Falls, New York
Classification:
Date:
1884 [1871]
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 15 in. ( 27.3 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number:
1950.394a
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1871, 1886"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/"Niagra Falls, Point View"/As arranged July 23d 1871/Outlined from Pencil Tracing Augt 4th 1886/12 x 8"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. 1871. 1886."; inscribed at lower right inside image: "no."; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'Niagara Falls, Point View' / As arranged July 23d 1871 / Outlined from Pencil Tracing Augt 4th 1886 / 12 x 8"
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1884
eMuseum Object ID:
38956
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Path by the Riverside, Paterson, New Jersey
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 28.9 x 21.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Object Number:
1950.391
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1884"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] Vignettes/(No 1000 Gems)/"The path by the river side"/(Paterson, N.J.)/Composed Decr 18th 1884/8 x 6--14 x 12"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. 1884."; inscribed at lower right inside image: "No Vignettes" 1884."; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No Vignettes. / (1000 Gems.) / 'The path by the river side.'. / (Patterson, N. J.) / Composed Decr. 18th 1884. / 8 x 6 = 14 x 12."; annotations inside image
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape. The view is taken on the bank of the Passaic River at Paterson, New Jersey.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1884
eMuseum Object ID:
38951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Park Row and St. Paul's Chapel, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1798
Medium:
Watercolor, brown and black ink, selective glazing, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. ( 42.9 x 60.6 cm )
mat: 22 x 27 7/8 in. ( 55.9 x 70.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott, Belknap, Durr, and Foster-Jarvis Funds
Object Number:
1953.63
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "C. Milbourne 1798"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed in black ink at lower right: "C. Milbourne. 1798."
Gallery Label:
This is a view looking south on Park Row, showing St. Paul's Chapel, erected in 1764-66, located on the west side of Broadway between Fulton and Vesey streets. At the left is the Park Theatre, erected in 1795-98, on the east side of Park Row, which opened in January 1798 under lease to William Dunlap and John Hodgkinson. This building was destroyed by fire on May 25, 1820, but was immediately rebuilt. The fence at the right borders what was the New York Commons, and now City Hall Park.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1798
eMuseum Object ID:
38945
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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