Fulton and William Streets, New York City
Classification:
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Not promoted
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:
1908.37
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in graphite: "DAVIS SC."; outside image to left of previous in graphite: "A.J."; at lower center outside in brown ink: "FULTON AND WILLIAM STREETS."; verso inscribed at upper border: "Interesting neighborhood -- / 128 William was the home of Washington Irving & his fathers store."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1852
eMuseum Object ID:
19100
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Hulk of the Old Steamship "Illinois", Greenpoint, Long Island, New York
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Classification:
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Date:
1851
Medium:
Brown ink and graphite on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 21 x 26.7 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Herman Sauer
Object Number:
1917.39
Marks:
inscriptions: On reverse, in pencil: Greenpoint. Hulk of the old Steam-Ship Illinois. Bellvenye (sic) Hospital in distance. Dated 1851 in later hand.
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at upper center in graphite: "Greenpoint. Hulk of the old Steam / Ship Illinois. Bellview[sic] Hospital in / the distance"; at center: "New York from Greenpoint / 1851"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1851
eMuseum Object ID:
19095
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Dining al Fresco: Study for an Illustration for “The Greeks Come to the Isola” in Harper’s Magazine June 1960
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Date:
c. 1959-60
Medium:
Black ink on paper with blue crayon framing lines
Dimensions:
image window: 11 x 8 3/8 in. ( 27.9 x 21.3 cm )
Overall: 12 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. ( 31.8 x 24.4 cm )
Description:
Figures: Scene of people dining at outdoor cafe on a terrace with the waiter holding up a fiasco of wine with a dog nearby; in the background a body of water with a boat; image outlined in blue pencil. Reproduced as illustration in Harper's Magazine, June 1960.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Oscar Fabres through the estate of Francine Salmon
Object Number:
2000.831
Marks:
black ink: signed at lower right: "Fabres"
Inscriptions:
Signed at middle right: "Fabrès"
Gallery Label:
Oscar Fabres (1894-1959) was a Chilean artist and illustrator who lived in New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
19003
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A Waterfall, Catskill Clove, New York
Classification:
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
mat: 15 3/4 x 22 in. ( 40 x 55.9 cm )
Overall: 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. ( 21 x 31.1 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Margaret Peters
Object Number:
1959.104
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "W.R. Miller 1892/N.Y."
inscription: verso, pencil: "A Waterfall, Catskill Clove, N.Y."
inscription: verso, pencil: "William R. Miller/No. 744 Broadway/N.Y."
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in brown watercolor: "W. R. Miller. 1892. / N.Y."
Gallery Label:
The subject is similar to A Waterfall, Catskill Clove, one of Miller's 1,000 Gems, also in the Society's collection (1947.395).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1892
eMuseum Object ID:
18997
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'The Old Grapevine" Tavern, Sixth Avenue at 11th Street, New York City
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Classification:
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Date:
1911
Medium:
Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 14 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Architecture: The building depicted stood at the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue and 11th Street. At the left a part of the second "Beth Haim" (House of Rest) Jewish cemetery is visible.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number:
1945.593
Marks:
inscriptions: Lower right: Old Grapevine, bottom center: The Old Vineyard, cor. 9th st. and 6th Ave., N.Y., 1911
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower border in graphite: "'The Old Grapevine' / windows on front too narrow / time 230 p.m. Jan 23 -- / The Old Vinyard / Cor 9th St and 6th Av. N.Y. 1911"; at upper right: "Tall house"
Gallery Label:
Wallace's note errs in citing the location of this view at 9th Street.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1911
eMuseum Object ID:
18989
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Chasseur of the French Imperial Guard
Classification:
Date:
1876
Medium:
Gouache and watercolor on brown paper laid on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 10 1/8 in. (33 x 25.7 cm)
Description:
Figure
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-151
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed and dated, lower left: Edouard Detaille/1776
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left in brown watercolor: "EDOUARD DETAILLE / 1876."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1876
eMuseum Object ID:
18984
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Profile Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
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Classification:
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Date:
early 19th century
Medium:
Black ink wash on paper with embossed decorative border
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 4 in. ( 12.4 x 10.2 cm )
Credit Line:
Elie Nadelman, Museum of Folk Arts, Riverdale-on-Hudson, Bronx, New York
Object Number:
1937.326
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
18962
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Vendors in a Park, New York City
Classification:
Date:
c. 1910-11
Medium:
Charcoal and gray wash on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 11 15/16 in. ( 17.5 x 30.3 cm )
mat: 13 5/8 x 18 in. ( 34.6 x 45.7 cm )
Description:
Genre/cityscape
Credit Line:
Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund
Object Number:
1982.22
Marks:
signature: lower right: "L.G. Hornby"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in charcoal: "L.G. Hornby."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
18958
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Engagement Between the U.S. Frigate "Chesapeake" and H.M.S. "Shannon"
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Classification:
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Date:
1813
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and gouache with touches of graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/4 x 18 3/8 in. ( 33.7 x 46.7 cm )
Description:
Marine
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number:
1943.485
Marks:
inscriptions: none
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1813
eMuseum Object ID:
18940
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Study of Two Italian Cypress Trees
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Classification:
Medium:
Oil on board laid on oiled paper mounted on a stretcher
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 8 1/2 in. ( 55.9 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1932.42
Inscriptions:
Wood of stretcher inscribed in graphite: "Italian / Pine / by T. H Hotchkiss / 1961- 715" (not by artist)
Provenance:
Estate of Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss; Asher B. Durand and Family; Lucy Durand Woodman, Orange, New Jersey
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
18911
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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