Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Henry H. Panton, Sr. (ca. 1782-1835)
Object Number:
1949.253
Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/4 x 13 in. ( 43.8 x 33 cm )
Marks:
inscribed on label: pasted on back: "Henry H. Panton / father of Mrs. Duyckinck, / died May 24, 1835 / aged 53 / [Pic]ture by Jarvis the [El]der"
Gallery Label:
Panton, a New York merchant, was a member of the federal jury in 1806 which acquitted his fellow merchant Samuel G. Ogden of charges of supplying men, money, and munitions for the ill-fated expedition of General Francisco de Miranda that sought to liberate Venezuela from Spain.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Nelson K. Benton
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
