Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1811
Medium:
Pastel and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Paper: 9 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. (23.2 x 29.5 cm)
Mat: 29 x 23 in. (73.7 x 58.4 cm)
Description:
Male above, female below
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number:
1863.18.2
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in brown ink: "192.& 193 Henderson 14 May 1811"; at lower center: "Black throated Bunting A. Willson -- / Male & female Emberiza Americana "; above upper tail feathers in graphite: "12"
Gallery Label:
Breeds in central United States, winters through Central America south to northern South America
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1811
eMuseum Object ID:
38669
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
New York City from Brooklyn, New York
Classification:
Date:
before 1906
Medium:
Black ink and scratching out on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 12 1/8 in. ( 22.2 x 30.8 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Gottschalk
Object Number:
1906.19
Marks:
inscription: verso, lower left: "Original drawing of N.Y. City from Brooklyn Heights by Wm. Edgar Marshall"
Inscriptions:
Letter attached to verso from donor reads: "This Original drawing of New York City was made by the late Wm E Marshall and purchased by me from Mrs. Marshall at thier[sic] studio # 711 Broadway = shortly after Mr Marshall died = Mrs Marshall informed me that the process Employed by Mr Marshall in Executing this sketch, was as follows. = The whole background was covered with black, then, using a pen knife Mr. M. cut the white outlines. It is delicate and tedious work and unique, being the only ske
Gallery Label:
A letter by the donor, pasted on the reverse, reads: "This Original drawing of New York City was made by the late Wm. E. Marshall and purchased by me from Mrs. Marshall at their Studio, #771 Broadway, shortly after Mr. Marshall died. Mrs. Marshall informed me that the process Employed by Mr. Marshall in Executing this Sketch, was as follows: The whole background was Covered with black, then using a pen knife Mr. M[arshall] Cut the White oultines..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
38648
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Gnarled Tree and Figures in Hyde Park, London, England
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1841
Medium:
Graphite on gray-green paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 27.3 x 19 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Cityscape detail
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.141
Marks:
signature: lower center: "W.R. Miller, London"
inscription: lower left: "Hyde Park/June 23d/1841/No. 21"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower center in graphite: "W. R. Miller. London --"; inscribed at lower left: "Hyde Park / June 23d / 1841"; further left: "No 21."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1841
eMuseum Object ID:
38625
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Near Haughton Castle, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1839
Medium:
Graphite and white gouache on beige paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. ( 18.7 x 27.3 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Description:
Architecture/landscape
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.133
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Near Haughton Castle/Sep. 26, 1839 / W.R. Miller. Newcastle-on-Tyne"
inscription: lower center: "on the North Tyne"
inscription: lower right: "No 9"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left in graphite and brown ink: "Near Haughton Castle / Sep. 26 1839 / W. R. Miller. Newcastle on Tyne"; at right of lower center in brown ink: "on the North Tyne"; at lower right: "No 9."
Gallery Label:
This is a view of an old farmhouse and yard.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1839
eMuseum Object ID:
38622
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing), Tennessee
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1862
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. ( 47.6 x 64.8 cm )
Object Number:
X.221
Marks:
inscriptions: none- some faded upper left (?)
Gallery Label:
This is a copy by an unidentifed artist from a lithograph published in 1867 entitled The Battle of Shiloh, Fought the 6th & 7th of April 1862, drawn from nature and published by William F. Mann of Company G, 13th Louisiana Volunteers. The lithograph was by Max Rosenthal and was printed by L.N. Rosenthal (Philadelphia).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
38610
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Brooklyn Bridge from the New York Side at Water and Fulton Streets, New York City
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
after 1883
Medium:
Black ink, collage, and white gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. ( 21.6 x 30.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1987.26
Marks:
inscription: :"[misc. notations in margin]"
Inscriptions:
Various publication annotations on card
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
38603
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
View of Yonkers with the Hudson River, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1880-1889
Medium:
Black ink and white gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 12 7/8 in. ( 21.9 x 32.7 cm )
mat: 14 1/8 x 17 1/4 in. ( 35.9 x 43.8 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Bequest of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1953.495[dup]
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center outside image in graphite: "Yonkers"; various publication annotations
Gallery Label:
This is a view west from Park Row across the park to the two-block front of Broadway between Park Place, at the left, and Warren Street at the right. The United States Post Office at the south end of the park appears at the extreme left, and the Hudson River and New Jersey are in the far distance. Among the business establishments identified by signs are those of Devlin & Co., clothiers, at 258-60 Broadway, at the southwest corner of Warren Street.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
38602
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Views of Staten Island and Governors Island, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1879
Medium:
Graphite on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. ( 34.6 x 26.4 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1955.125b
Marks:
inscription: "Governors Island/on way to Staten Island/Jany 24th 1879"
inscription: "Staten Island/Jany 24, 1879"
inscription: "Near New Brighton/Staten Island/Jany 24 '79"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper left in graphite: "Staten Island / Jany 24 1879"; inscribed at lower left: "Governors Island / On way to Staten Island Jany 24th 1879"; at lower right: "Near New Brighton / Staten Island / Jany 24th 1879"
Gallery Label:
A sheet of three random views, one entitled Governors Island/on way to Staten Island/Jany 24th 1879; another titled Staten Island/Jany 24, 1879; and another titled Near New Brighton/Staten Island/Jany 24 '79.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1879
eMuseum Object ID:
38577
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
In the Woods, Weehawken, New Jersey
Classification:
Date:
1881
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 10 in. ( 34.3 x 25.4 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number:
1947.383
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed and dated, lower left: Wm.R. Miller, 1881
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. 1881."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (W. Cr. Miller Coròt) / (one of my friends) / 'In the Woods of Weehawken, N.J.' / Composed May 11th 1881. / 9 x 7 Pt 14 1/4 x 10 1/4"; various annotations inside image; verso inscribed at upper center in black ink: "Note for 10 x 7. / Trace, and turn into a Forest scene, introducing / those West Hoboken trees (on rocks) then
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape. Note, especially, Miller's interesting inscription, attesting himself as artistically kindred to the renowned late French landscapist, Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875). The Miller-Corot affinity is likewise inherent in Miller's similar signature on A Westchester Wood Scene, 1881, also in the Society's collection.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1881
eMuseum Object ID:
38571
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Broadway Looking North from Worth Street, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1879
Medium:
Black ink, white gouache, and graphite on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 13 in. ( 23.5 x 33 cm )
mat: 14 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. ( 35.9 x 43.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Herman Sauer
Object Number:
1917.11
Marks:
inscription: verso: "Broadway North"
inscription: verso: "Broadway notrh from Worth St ca. 1879"
Inscriptions:
Various publication notations on the verso of card
Gallery Label:
The original drawing was copied from a photograph taken from the roof of the New York Life Insurance Company Building at the corner of Leonard Street. It was published by Magnus as one of his "100 Letter-head Paintings of New York" and "48 Note Size Views" for sale by stationers and booksellers (copy in Print Room, N-YHS). Grace Church on Broadway near 10th Street is seen in the far distance.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1879
eMuseum Object ID:
38556
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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