Wilson Price Hunt Halsey (ca.1817-?)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 in. ( 10.2 x 7.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Object Number:
1941.92
Gallery Label:
The subject was the youngest son of John Cook Halsey (1793-1837) of New York. He was named after Wilson Price Hunt, whom his father accompanied on an expedition to the West and down the Columbia River in 1811-12.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
15584
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Timothy Baxter (Maria Harvey, 1798-1893)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca.1830-35
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 10.8 x 7.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1954.206
Marks:
inscriptions: none
Gallery Label:
The sitter was the sister of the artist.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
15476
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Zeus
Classification:
Date:
1824
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 4 x 1 in. ( 12.7 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas Jefferson Bryan
Object Number:
1867.433
Marks:
Signature and date: lower left: "L. JACQUES 1824"
Provenance:
The Thomas Jefferson Bryan Collection
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
15449
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Portrait of a Musician
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Oil on ivory
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.336
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.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
15226
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Man and Woman with a Child Drinking Water
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1750
Medium:
enamel on copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 in. ( 6.4 x 7.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts
Object Number:
1858.49
Provenance:
Luman Reed, d. 1836; Mrs. Luman Reed, New York, 1836-44; New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1844-58.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
14689
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Madame Marié
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1824
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7 x 6.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Object Number:
1905.146
Marks:
signed and dated: at the right: "Desobry a Clennot 1824"
Gallery Label:
The subject was the great-grandmother of Peter Marié.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1824
eMuseum Object ID:
14482
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Richard Gambrill (ca. 1870-1928)
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 5.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Object Number:
1905.84
Marks:
signed: "Behenna"
Gallery Label:
Anna Van Nest was the wife of Richard Gambrill, a leading New York merchant, and was prominent in New York and Newport society.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
13259
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gentleman of the the Ashfield Family
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1793-94
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 in. ( 6.4 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Object Number:
1940.18
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1793
eMuseum Object ID:
13100
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Elizabeth Van Rensselaer De Peyster (before 1856-1905)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 10.8 x 8.3 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number:
1911.23
Marks:
Signed: at right:"G.E. Parks"
Gallery Label:
The subject was the daughter of William Axtell and Mary (Beekman) De Peyster. This miniature and one of Catherine Augusta De Peyster (1911.24), Elizabeth's sister, were probably executed as companion portraits.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
12812
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Unidentified man
Classification:
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas Jefferson Bryan
Object Number:
1867.417
Provenance:
The Thomas Jefferson Bryan Collection
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
12781
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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