Saukie (Keokuk on Horseback)

Classification: 
Date: 
1866-68
Medium: 
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions: 
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description: 
Portrait. Studies of Native Americans: the warrior Keokuk and his horse both shown in full regalia and with long feathered headresses.
Credit Line: 
Purchased by the Society
Object Number: 
1872.23.16
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions: 
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 16. / Saukie"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "57."
Provenance: 
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1868
eMuseum Object ID: 
15807
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

New York in the Revolution: The Destruction of the Equestrian Statue of King George III at the Bowling Green

Classification: 
Medium: 
Watercolor and brown ink on paper, laid on thin board
Dimensions: 
Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 16.5 cm )
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number: 
1936.954
Marks: 
inscriptions: Inscribed on mount, bottom right: New York in the Revolution. Signed lower left: O
Inscriptions: 
Signed at lower center in brown ink: "O"; board inscribed at lower center in graphite: "New York in the Revolution"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
15806
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

"Hearing Ye Declaration", July 9th, 1776

Classification: 
Medium: 
Graphite and gray wash on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 13 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. ( 34.3 x 21 cm )
Description: 
History
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number: 
1936.953
Marks: 
inscriptions: Bottom: Hearing Ye Declaration/ New York 9th July 1776 Ogden.
Inscriptions: 
Signed at lower right in graphite: "Ogden."; inscribed at lower left: "Hearing ye Declaration / New York 9th July 1776."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
0
eMuseum Object ID: 
15805
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Saukie (Six Men, Prisoners with Balls and Chains)

Classification: 
Date: 
1866-68
Medium: 
Graphite and black ink on card
Dimensions: 
Overall: 18 3/8 x 24 1/8 in. ( 46.7 x 61.3 cm )
Description: 
Group portrait. Studies of Native Americans: this portrait was painted while the six warriors were prisoners at Jefferson Barracks- shown with chains and cannon balls shackled to their ankles.
Credit Line: 
Purchased by the Society
Object Number: 
1872.23.14
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed
Inscriptions: 
Signed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Geo. Catlin"; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "Pl. 14. / Saukie"; at lower border outside image in black ink: "53 52 48 49 50 51"
Provenance: 
The artist's collection; Francis Putnam Catlin, the artist's brother, serving as agent to George Henry Moore, acting on behalf of N-YHS
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1868
eMuseum Object ID: 
15804
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrula martinica), Havell plate no. 305

Classification: 
Date: 
1822
Medium: 
Watercolor, oil, pastel, black chalk, and graphite with touches of black ink and varnish on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 14 5/16 x 21 3/8 in. (36.4 x 54.3 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.305
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at upper left in graphite "61"; at lower right: "Purple...Male / Spring plumage[cut]"
Gallery Label: 
For the Havell plate, three small figures of birds in the distance were deleted
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1822
eMuseum Object ID: 
15803
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Portrait of Mrs. William Roberts (Phebe Hodson, 1816-1876) [MISSING 2006]

Classification: 
Date: 
1887
Dimensions: 
frame: 37 x 31 1/2 in. ( 94 x 80 cm ) Overall: 29 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. ( 75.6 x 60.3 cm )
Description: 
Portrait
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Wells
Object Number: 
1984.125
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signature and date on lower right
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1887
eMuseum Object ID: 
15802
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Havell plate no. 304

Classification: 
Date: 
1824
Medium: 
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black ink, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Dimensions: 
Paper: 14 1/4 x 20 11/16 in. (36.2 x 52.5 cm) Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Description: 
Breeding plumage, left; winter plumage, right
Credit Line: 
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
Object Number: 
1863.17.304
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower center in graphite: "Turn-stone, Male adult Spring plumage 1. Female -- do -- 2. / St...las...Illa[cut]"; birds numbered left and right respectively: "1"; "2"
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1824
eMuseum Object ID: 
15800
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Portrait of Three Children (Louisa Lee [1837-1926], Georgina [1841-1923] and Philip [1836-1906]) of George Lee Schuyler (1811-1890) and Eliza Hamilton Schuyler

Classification: 
Date: 
1851
Medium: 
Charcoal, black, white, and pink chalk, and touches of scratching out on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 19 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. ( 50.2 x 60.3 cm ) mat: 30 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 77.5 x 87.6 x 7 cm )
Description: 
Group portrait
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. John A. Dix
Object Number: 
1953.101
Marks: 
inscription: at bottom: "New York. March 1851"
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed at lower right in black chalk: "NewYork. March. 1851"
Gallery Label: 
The three children of George Lee Schuyler and Eliza (Hamilton) Schuyler are shown in this bust-length sketch. They are Louisa Lee, Georgina, and Philip Schuyler, portrayed at ages fourteen, ten, and fifteen.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1851
eMuseum Object ID: 
15793
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Washington Visits Admiral De Grasse on his Flagship, the "Ville De Paris", 1781

Classification: 
Date: 
c.1930
Medium: 
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 15 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( 38.7 x 29.2 cm )
Description: 
History
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number: 
1936.880
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: H.A. Ogden. Inscribed along bottom.
Inscriptions: 
Signed at lower right in graphite: "H.A. Ogden"; inscribed along lower edge: "Washington visits Admiral De Grasse, on his flagship, the 'Ville de Paris"; historical and publication annotations in margins
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1930
eMuseum Object ID: 
15790
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

A Daughter of the Revolution

Classification: 
Date: 
c.1930
Medium: 
Graphite on beige paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 12 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. ( 32.4 x 38.7 cm )
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Estate of Harry A. Ogden
Object Number: 
1936.878
Marks: 
inscriptions: Signed bottom right: H.A. Ogden. Inscribed along bottom edge.
Inscriptions: 
Signed at lower right in graphite: "H.A. Ogden."; inscribed along lower edge: " 'A DAUGHTER of the REVOLUTION' A young maiden is explaining localities on map..."; historical annotations in margins
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1930
eMuseum Object ID: 
15789
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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