Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
George Lee Schuyler (1811-1890)
Object Number:
1925.14
Date:
1883
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 23 3/4 in. ( 73.7 x 60.3 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: "Ln Bonnat. / 1883"
Gallery Label:
The subject, the youngest son of Philip Jeremiah Schuyler of Rhinebeck, New York, and Mary Anna (Sawyer) Schuyler, settled in New York City about 1830. His portrait, a gift to the Society from his daughters, was painted from life in Bonnat's studio in Paris.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louisa Lee Schuyler and Georgina Schuyler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
