Old Slip Market, New York City
Classification:
Date:
1880
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on beige paper, squared in graphite for transfer inside arctuated frame
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. ( 14 x 18.4 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1943.493n
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in brown ink: "Geo Reynolds. Del."; inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Old Slip Market. N.Y. / 1880"; at center outside image in brown ink: "Old Slip Market. N.Y."
Gallery Label:
The Society also owns a later rendition of this study by Reynolds dated 1886.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
29931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Classification:
Date:
1805
Medium:
Graphite on paper laid on Japanese paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. ( 20.6 x 16.8 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucille de Luze Foley in memory of Elizabeth Harison
Object Number:
1957.39
Marks:
inscription: on back: "A. Hamilton Esqr. / Painted by G. Fairman / to R. Harrison Esqr. / Albany March / 6th 1805"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
29867
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper with black textile underlay, and brown ink
Dimensions:
frame: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 9.5 x 0.6 cm )
image height: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from beige paper with black textile backing; hair drawn in sepia on margin of cut-out; rectangular stamped sheet metal frame.
Object Number:
Z.2519
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
29758
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Judge Griffith of Burlington, New Jersey: Silhouette
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1800
Medium:
Beige paper cut-out
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. ( 7 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Bust of male subject cut-out silhouette from lightweight cream paper.
Credit Line:
Gift of the children of Henry A. Stimson, through Miss Dorothy Stimson, 1942
Object Number:
Z.2565
Marks:
inscribed in pencil: on back(?): "Judge Griffith / of Burlington NJ / 1800"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at center in graphite: "Judge Griffith / of Burlington NJ / 1800"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1800
eMuseum Object ID:
29664
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
City View with Municipal Building, New York City
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Medium:
Red chalk and red crayon on oriental paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 9 1/2 in. ( 40.6 x 24.1 cm )
mat: 19 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.6 x 36.2 cm )
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Otto Frederick Langmann
Object Number:
1962.94
Marks:
signature: lower right: "O. F. Langmann"
inscription: lower left: "Centre Str."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower left in blue ballpoint ink: "Centre Str"; signed at lower right in graphite: "Otto F. Langmann"
Gallery Label:
Insofar as the artist shows the rear of the Municipal Building in the background, it would seem that this view was taken from one of the narrow streets in the Chinatown area or to the east, rather than from Centre Street which is a wide thoroughfare with a different perspective of the Municipal Building.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
29168
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
View of Sneden's Landing from Dobbs Ferry, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1858
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, graphite, scraping, and touches of gouache on heavy paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/16 x 9 1/2 in. (11.3 x 24.1 cm)
mat: 10 3/4 x 14 in. ( 27.3 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Landscape: This is a view from the Hudson River looking toward Sneden's Landing at the extreme southerly corner of Rockland County. At the left are the Palisades Cliffs which border the river in northern New Jersey and Rockland County New York.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1936.923
Marks:
Signed at lower left outside image in black ink: "Sneden. del"; inscribed at lower center outside image: "Sneden's Landing. opposite Dobb's Ferry. Hudson River, NY. 1858."
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left outside image in black ink: "Sneden. del"; inscribed at lower center outside image: "Sneden's Landing. opposite Dobb's Ferry. Hudson River, NY. 1858."
Gallery Label:
The landing takes its name from the Sneden family, which for generations in colonial times maintained a ferry across the river to the east shore at Dobbs Ferry in Wetchester County.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
28877
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mary Coleman Richardson: Silhouette
Classification:
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper laid on paper
Dimensions:
image height: 3 1/4 in. ( 8.3 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut by machine from beige paper with black underlay; oval frame of molded and gilded sheet brass over wood.
Object Number:
Z.2569
Marks:
embossed: below bust: "MUSEUM"
inscription: on back: "RICHARDSON, MARY / COLEMAN / PEALE MUSEUM / Jan 10, 1952"
Inscriptions:
Embossed at lower center: "Museum"
Provenance:
Peale's Museum
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
28782
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hudson River Bridge near Waterford, New York
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1832
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, selective glazing, graphite, and scratching out on paper laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 11/16 x 13 1/2 in. ( 24.6 x 34.3 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1918.39
Marks:
signed and dated: lower left: "Drawn by J.W. Hill, N. York, 1832"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "Drawn by J.W. Hill. N.York 1832."
Gallery Label:
This view was taken from the west bank of the Hudson, looking southeast towards Troy and Rensselaer County. Here the descending rapids of the river begin to join the tidal waters of the Hudson at Troy. In the center distance is the Union Bridge which spanned the swift current between Waterford and Lansingburgh, erected in 1804 and destroyed in 1909. This view was intended for a projected series of engravings by John Hill (q.v.) taken from originals by John William Hill.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
28712
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Brooklyn Bridge from the East River Looking North, New York
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
after 1886
Medium:
Black ink, white gouache, and graphite on photo-sensitive paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. ( 21 x 34.3 cm )
mat: 10 x 14 in. ( 25.4 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1905.311
Marks:
inscription: lower right: "Bridges/15"
inscription: lower center: "Reduce to 8 inches 21820 May 22 special/Jan 2105 350"
Inscriptions:
Various publication annotations outside image
Gallery Label:
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began in 1870, and the bridge was formally opened to the public in 1883. This is a view north on the East River. New York is at the left, Brooklyn at the right.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
28668
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hotel Katterskill, New York
Classification:
Date:
c. 1880
Medium:
Black ink, collage, and white gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 12 3/8 in. ( 21.9 x 31.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1904.32
Marks:
inscription: graphite: "[notations]"
Inscriptions:
Card inscribed along upper margin inside image in graphite: "Hotel Katterskill"; various publication annotations on card
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
28666
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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