Portrait of Hendrick, "Sachem" or Chief of the Mohawks; verso: bust-length sketch of a man in profile
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Classification:
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Date:
1810
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 16.8 x 14.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Portrait
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1953.264
Marks:
inscription: lower, ink: "the brave and old hendrick the great Sachem or chief of the/Mohawk indians, one of the Six nations of the North america./Dessine chez miss Abbey [?] 1810"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed along lower edge outside image: "the brave and old hendrick. the great Sachem or chief of the / Mohawk. indians one of the Six Nations of the North america / Deéssiné chez miss abbey aout 2 1810"
Gallery Label:
Hendrick (born ca. 1680), the noted chief of the Mohawk Indians, was killed in an engagement with the French at the Battle of Lake George, September 8, 1755. The baroness copied her portrait from an engraving entitled The brave old Hendrick, the great Sachem or Chief of the Mohawk Indians, one of the Six nations now in Alliance with & Subject to the King of Great Britain, sold by Eliz Bakewell opposite Birchin Lane, Cornhill. A copy of the original engraving is in the Print Room, NYHS.
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:
1810
eMuseum Object ID:
15159
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View of Newport with Harbor Entrance and Ruined Tower, Rhode Island
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Classification:
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Date:
c. 1823
Medium:
Watercolor, brown ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 37.5 cm )
mat: 16 x 21 7/8 in. ( 40.6 x 55.6 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaacher Cozzens
Object Number:
X.483
Marks:
inscription: lower right, ink: "8. Perspective at New Port, R.I."
stamp: verso: "[New-York Historical Society Stamp]"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed along upper edge in brown ink: "View near Newport, Rhode-island. 1 Gibbs-tower or the old wind-mill of Governor Arnold, in ruins. 2. a part / of the town appearing over the brow of the hill. 3. entrance of the harbour. 4. Martello tower on the dumplin[?] rocks / of Couanicut[sic] island. 5. Brinton's[sic] point on the neck bearing fort Adams. 6. Beaver-tail, part of Couanicut. 7. Narra-ganset[sic] country. 8. Mackrel-cove[sic]. 9. Strait of Goat-island with the U. S. milita
Gallery Label:
This watercolor is from the collection of Dr. Samuel Latham Mitchell (1764-1831), a prominent New Yorker and a founding member of The New-York Historical Society. It was recovered from the cellar of the second New York Almshouse of 1797. The perspective of Newport harbor was from the Old Stone Mill in the present Touro Park on Mill Street. The mill's erection--whether by the Norsemen or by the English settlers--was a subject of sporadic controversy.
Provenance:
Collection of Samuel Latham Mitchell, founding member of N-YHS.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1823
eMuseum Object ID:
15157
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Glens Falls, New York
Classification:
Date:
1818
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash over graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 6 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 17.1 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Object Number:
1906.18
Marks:
signature: lower left: "J. Milbert"
inscription: lower: "Little Falls bridge on the Hudson. Pont des Petites chutesde L'Hudson/71 miles from Albany"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left outside image in brown ink: "J. Milbert."; inscribed below at left: "Glen's Falls Village / 53 miles N. of Albany"; at right: "Village de Glen's Falls à / 53 miles N. D'Albany."
Provenance:
Daniel Parish, Jr., NYC
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1818
eMuseum Object ID:
15156
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Schenck House, East New York, Brooklyn, N.Y.C.
Classification:
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Date:
1896
Medium:
gouache, watercolor, ink, graphite
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 14 in. ( 30.5 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Architecture: Metzner sketch 93
Object Number:
1951.731
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1896
eMuseum Object ID:
15155
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Broadway Above Bowling Green, New York City
Classification:
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Date:
c. 1910-11
Medium:
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. ( 29.5 x 22.5 cm )
mat: 18 x 13 5/8 in. ( 45.7 x 34.6 cm )
Description:
Cityscape
Credit Line:
Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund
Object Number:
1982.21
Marks:
signature: lower right, pencil
inscription: lower left, graphite: "39"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower right in charcoal: "L.G. Hornby."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
15154
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Vecht-Cortelyou House, Gowanus, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Classification:
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Date:
1899
Medium:
graphite, wash
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 14 in. ( 30.5 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Architecture: Metzner sketch 52
Object Number:
1951.690
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
15153
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"Rhinelander House" (Prime Mansion?), First Avenue at 89th Street
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Classification:
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Date:
1890
Medium:
ink, graphite, wash
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Description:
Architecture: Metzner sketch 5
Object Number:
1951.644
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
15152
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West Point from Phillipstown, New York
Classification:
Date:
after 1831
Medium:
Watercolor and selective glazing with touches of graphite and black ink on paper laid on a heavier sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/4 x 22 1/4 in. ( 40 x 56.5 cm )
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Object Number:
1927.132
Marks:
inscriptions: none
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
15151
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Study of a Horse's Head; verso: sketch of a harness horse racing
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Classification:
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Medium:
Graphite on paper; verso squared for transfer
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. ( 17.5 x 25.1 cm )
Description:
Animal figure
Credit Line:
Gift of Eugenia Maurer Fuerstenberg
Object Number:
1939.609
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed at upper left in graphite: "Belle Hamlin"; at upper right: "B.H. / dark bay"
Gallery Label:
On the reverse is a sketch of a horse, with the inscription at the upper left: "Belle Hamlin."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
15150
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Powder Horn: The Hunters, German Powder Flask (F-43)
Classification:
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Date:
1890
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, and graphite, with selective glazing on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. ( 31.4 x 28.6 cm )
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Object Number:
1907.36.439
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed bottom : Drawn by G.P. Jaskell of London for RA Grider in 1890
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower center in brown ink: "The HUNTERS. / This beautiful POWDER FLASK is made of / IVORY carved with raised figures, the spaces / filled out with Colors...RA. Grider in 1890."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
15149
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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