New-York Historical Society

Saratoga Races: Silhouette

Classification:

DRAWINGS

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Date:

c. 1873

Medium:

Black prepared paper cut-out reverse mounted on glass

Dimensions:

Image: 5 3/4 x 8 in. (14.6 x 20.3 cm) Frame: 10 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 1 in. ( 26.4 x 31.4 x 2.5 cm )

Description:

Silhouette: Steeplechase forest scene of six galloping racehorses with riders; black paper cut-out mounted on reverse of glass; banner with title, "SARATOGA RACES," cut from black paper and mounted below image; rectangular wood frame.

Object Number:

Z.2512

Inscriptions:

Black prepared paper cut-out inscription below racing scene: "SARATOGA RACES"

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Date End:

1873

eMuseum Object ID:

22250

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Photographs in envelope: of Wampum Factory Site and Tools..

Classification:

DRAWINGS

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Medium:

paper

Dimensions:

Overall: 1 x 5 x 6 in. ( 2.5 x 12.7 x 15.2 cm )

Object Number:

INV.6013

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eMuseum Object ID:

22199

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"Mount Gulian," Fishkill-on-Hudson (Beacon), New York

Classification:

DRAWINGS

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Date:

1934

Medium:

Black ink and wash, white gouache, black crayon, and graphite on heavy paper

Dimensions:

Overall: 9 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. ( 24.1 x 28.3 cm ) mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck

Object Number:

1957.106

Marks:

signature and date: lower right: "O. W. Waldo, 1934."

Inscriptions:

Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "OWWALDO 1934"; at lower left in brown ink: "'Mount Gulian' / Built by Gulian Verplanck / 1720 / Fishkill on the Hudson / New York"

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Date End:

1934

eMuseum Object ID:

22177

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Flagstaff on the Battery, New York City

Classification:

DRAWINGS

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Date:

1883

Medium:

Brown ink and graphite on paper

Dimensions:

Overall: 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (26 x 16.5 cm)

Object Number:

X.487

Inscriptions:

Inscribed on accompanying sheet of paper in graphite: "Flag Staff on the Battery. Drawn 1883 by Henry Suydam in his 80th year. Mr. Suydam states that the building was removed about 1813"

Date Begin:

Date End:

1883

eMuseum Object ID:

22174

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St. John's Burying Ground, Hudson Street, New York City

Classification:

DRAWINGS

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Medium:

Brown ink and wash over graphite on paper

Dimensions:

Overall: 5 x 8 in. ( 12.7 x 20.3 cm )

Description:

Cityscape

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.

Object Number:

1908.36

Inscriptions:

Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in brown ink: "DAVIS SC."; outside image to left of previous in graphite: "A.J."; at lower center outside image in brown ink: "CLARKSON ST. ST JOHN'S BURYING GROUND, HUDSON STREET. LEROY ST."; verso inscribed at center: "Churches"

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eMuseum Object ID:

22128

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St. Thomas' Church, Broadway, New York City

Classification:

DRAWINGS

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Date:

c. 1829

Medium:

Watercolor and black ink over graphite on paper

Dimensions:

Overall: 14 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. ( 36.8 x 52.7 cm )

Description:

Architecture

Credit Line:

Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman

Object Number:

1908.26

Inscriptions:

Inscribed on fence in lower right in watercolor and black ink: "DRAWN / BY / A.J. DAVIS / N.Y."; further to right in brown ink: "J.R. BRADY, / ARCHITECT. N. YORK."; verso inscribed at center on a diagonal in graphite: "Churches"; at right: "The original drawing of St. Thomas' ^{(Prot Epis)} Church / Houston St & Broadway AJ Davis / opened Feb 23. 1826 / Rev. Cornelius R. Duffie / Demolished about 1868 or 1869"

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Date End:

1829

eMuseum Object ID:

22127

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The Hyde De Neuville Cabin on the "Eurydice"

Classification:

DRAWINGS

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Date:

1816

Medium:

Watercolor, graphite, and black and brown ink on paper, mounted on card

Dimensions:

Overall: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (19.1 x 24.8 cm), irregular

Description:

Genre

Credit Line:

Purchase

Object Number:

1953.224

Marks:

Inscribed at lower edge outside image in brown ink: "cabane de L'Eurydice Pt 16 Mai 1816 arriver le 15 Juin au Soi`"

Inscriptions:

Inscribed at lower edge outside image in brown ink: "cabane de L'Eurydice Pt 16 Mai 1816 arriver le 15 Juin au Soi`"

Gallery Label:

On January 24, 1816, Baron Hyde de Neuville was apponted minister plenipotentiary to the United States by King Louis XVIII of France. The baron and baroness sailed for America on board the frigate Eurydice, and this charming sketch by the baroness represents the new minister in his berth, with the Bourbon fleur-de-lis on the windows of the stateroom.

Provenance:

De Neuville family, France; E. De Vries, Paris, 1928; Columbia University Press Book Store, NYC, 1929; Old Print Shop, NYC, 1953

Date Begin:

Date End:

1816

eMuseum Object ID:

22123

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.