Collection Highlights
The Great Fire of 1835: View of New York City Taken from Brooklyn Heights on the Same Evening of the Fire
c. 1835
1935.167
Gouache on heavy paper, laid on Japanese paper, wrapped over board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Anna Elizabeth Spies Engels (1740-1791): Silhouette
Title
Anna Elizabeth Spies Engels (1740-1791): Silhouette
Date
1760-1780
Medium
Beige paper cut-out with black ink and wash laid on beige paper
Dimensions
image height: 3 3/8 in. ( 8.6 cm )
sheet: 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 10.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description
Silhouette: Bust of female subject in right-facing profile; painted silhouette cut-out, mounted on rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Credit Line
Gift of Henry F. von Drehle, 1947
Object Number
Z.2491
Marks
inscription: on back: "Anna Elizabeth Engels / ne
Inscriptions
Verso inscribed in purple ink: "Anna Elizabeth Engels / born Nov 24 -- 1740 / died July 1 -- 1791 / wife of John Philip Engles..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
