The Van Kleek House, Poughkeepsie, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1835
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and gouache on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 9 in. ( 17.8 x 22.9 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Object Number:
X.293
Marks:
inscription: verso: "View of the 'Van Kleek House,' Poughkeepsie, as it appeared a few weeks before it was demolished in 1835. In it the legislature of the State of New York held its first session in 1788. The sketch was made by me just before it was take
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed and signed in brown ink: "View of the 'Van Kleek House' / Poughkeepsie, as it apperaed a few / weeks before it was demolished / om 1835. In it the legislature of the / State of New York held its first session / in 1788. The sketch as made by / me, just before it [sic was] taken down. It / stood on Mill Stret, just above the / present Vassar Street, and was the property of Matthew Vassar Jr./ Benson J. Lossing / Feb. 28, 1858"
Gallery Label:
This structure was erected in 1702 by Myndert Van Kleek. The following note by the artist appears on a separate piece of cardboard: "The Van Kleek House, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., N.Y. Herein the Committee of Correspondence met in 1775. Herein "Mother Ann," founder of the Shaker Society, was imprisioned in 1776. Herein the first session of the Republican Legislature of the State of New York was held in January 1778. The House was demolished in 1835..."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
37891
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Uniforms of the American Revolution: The Philadelphia Light Horse Troops, 1775; verso: Fragmentary Revolutionary War Scene
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, black crayon, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board; graphite and watercolor
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 18 5/8 in. ( 31.8 x 47.3 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Description:
History: This unfinished picture shows the city's Light Horse troop escorting Martha Washington on her journey to join the new commander in chief of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1775.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1923.117
Gallery Label:
This unfinished picture shows the city's Light Horse troop escorting Martha Washington on her journey to join the new commander in chief of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1775.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1923
eMuseum Object ID:
37878
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"Amigo Protector" Off Montauk Point, Long Island, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1814
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 8 in. ( 16.5 x 20.3 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1953.263
Marks:
inscription: lower, ink: "amigo-Protector--Long island, Montauk point, Last Land/22 may"
inscription: lower right: "Liverpool/6 Juillet"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left between framing lines in brown ink: "amigo Protrector -- Long island Montauk-point. Last Land / 22 May"; at lower right between framing lines: "Liverpool. / 6 Juillet."
Gallery Label:
The Amigo Protector was a Portuguese vessel on which the de Neuvilles sailed from New York in May 1814 on their return journey to Europe. Montauk Point, at the eastern end of Long Island, was the last land seen on the American coast. The de Neuvilles disembarked at Liverpool, England, on July 8. Two days later they were in London and "a few days" later in Paris.
Provenance:
De Neuville family, France; E. De Vries, Paris, 1928; Columbia University Press Book Store, NYC, 1929; Old Print Shop, NYC, 1953
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1814
eMuseum Object ID:
37865
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Lighthouse on the English Coast Near Liverpool, England
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1814
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, charcoal, and brown ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 19 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Seascape
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1953.262
Marks:
inscription: lower, ink: "Phare Sur les Cotes D'angleterre Pres de Liverpool, amigo Protector, Juillet 1814"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed within lower framing lines in brown ink: "Phare sûr les Côtes D'angleterre Près de Liverpool amigo Protector. Juillet 1814"
Gallery Label:
Baron and Baroness de Neuville disembarked at Liverpool on July 8, 1814, on their way to Paris.
Provenance:
De Neuville family, France; E. De Vries, Paris, 1928; Columbia University Press Book Store, NYC, 1929; Old Print Shop, NYC, 1953
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1814
eMuseum Object ID:
37864
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Captain, French Army, Saintonge Regiment Infantry
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 37.8 x 23.8 cm )
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1920.151
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Chas M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; inscribed at lower center: "Parade Dress"; along upper edge: "A Captain of the Saintonge Regt. French Army 1780-83 #85 Inf. of the Line"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
37839
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Uniforms of the American Revolution: Hesse-Cassel Corps
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on board
Dimensions:
mat: 19 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. ( 48.6 x 35.9 cm )
Overall: 14 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. ( 37.8 x 23.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
X.383
Marks:
signature: lower right: "Chas. M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts"; inscribed at lower center: "Private. Field dress"; along upper edge: "Private, mounted Hesse-Cassel Field Yager Corps 1776-83. Officer, Parade dress"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1923
eMuseum Object ID:
37838
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Residence of Dr. Alexander Anderson, Broome Street, New York City
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Classification:
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Not promoted
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper, laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. ( 26.4 x 18.4 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1910.53
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, lower right: Lewis
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in black wash: "LEWIS"; below outside image in graphite: "A Andersons House -- Broome st."
Gallery Label:
Dr. Alexander Anderson (1775-1870) (q.v.), one of the first engravers (as distinguished from cutters) on wood in the United States, lived in two homes on Broome Street. From 1825 to 1828 he resided at 474 Broom Street, between Greene and Wooster streets; and from 1828 to 1859 at 279 Broome Street, between Allen and Eldrige steets. In 1859 he moved to 157 Orchard Street, of which the Society owns a watercolor by Abram Hosier.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1859
eMuseum Object ID:
37817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Uniforms of the American Revolution: Captain DeLancey; verso: Study of a Hand
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Classification:
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Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Gouache, graphite, watercolor, and black ink on beige paper; graphite
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 6 in. ( 21 x 15.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1936.993
Marks:
signature: lower left: "C.M. Lefferts"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "CM Lefferts"; inscribed at lower right: "Capt. De Lancey...[cut]; with extensive color and style annotations and 2 detail drawings
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
37811
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Uniforms of the American Revolution: Private, 13th Pennsylvania Regiment
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1910
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 6 1/4 in. ( 35.6 x 15.9 cm )
mat: 19 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.6 x 36.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1927.136
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Chas. M. Lefferts '10,"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Chas. M. Lefferts / 10"; inscribed at lower center in graphite, erased: "[illegible] Private"; verso inscribed at lower right: "Plate 20"
Gallery Label:
This is one of the original studies by Lefferts for his landmark Uniforms of the American, British, French, and German Armies in the War of the American Revolution, 1775-1783, published by the Society in 1926. The result of a lifetime of research by the artist and author, this volume was the first major published treatise on regimental uniforms of the Revolutionary war.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
37810
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Uniforms of the American Revolution: Officer, Sergeant, Trooper, Infantry, and Trumpeter, Field Yager Corps of Hesse-Cassel, 1776-83
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
c. 1912
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. ( 19.7 x 24.4 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Charles MacKubin Lefferts
Object Number:
1923.162
Inscriptions:
Inscribed with extensive color and style annotations in brown ink; with detail sketch of sword hilt; verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Yager Corps"
Gallery Label:
This unpublished painting shows details of uniform dress of an officer, sergeant, trooper, infantryman, and trumpeter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
37809
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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