Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
Date:
1859
Object Number:
1972.13
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Mrs. John Henry Livingston (1752-1814)
Object Number:
1938.350
Date:
1806
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 24 3/4 in. ( 76.2 x 62.9 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on back: "Effigies Dae Sarah Livingston / D. Joannis Livingston Uxoris / AEtat.54.--Anno Do. 1806. Savage Pinxt."
Gallery Label:
Sarah Livingston was the daughter of Philip Livingston, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Christina (Ten Broeck) Livingston. She married John Henry Livingston, her second cousin, in 1775. Her portrait was a gift to the Society from her great-grandson.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Edward Nicoll Crosby
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
