Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Isaac Van Vleck (1773-1810)
Object Number:
1912.19
Date:
c. 1800-05
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on oval paper, inlaid into a larger sheet
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7.9 x 5.4 cm )
mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
Verso inscribed vertically on mauve tinted background in graphite: "Isaac Van Vleck"
Inscriptions:
Verso inscribed vertically on mauve tinted background in graphite: "Isaac Van Vleck"
Description:
Portrait: Second cousin to the artist's wives, Jane and Ann Van Vleck. Previously, mistakenly identified as the artist's brother-in-law, but Jane and Ann had only one brother, Henry.
Gallery Label:
Van Vleck was the brother-in-law of the artist Alexander Anderson and the brother of Ann and Jane Van Vleck, Anderson's first and second wives.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
