Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Charles Frederick De Loosey (1814-1870)
Object Number:
1966.9
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 32 3/4 in. ( 101.6 x 83.2 cm )
Gallery Label:
A native of Vienna, the subject came to the United States in 1849. In 1856 he was appointed Austrian consul general in New York and established his residence at 16 East 30th Street. The Society's manuscript collection contains thirteen volumes of his personal and official correspondence.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry O. Havemeyer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
