Collection Highlights
Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fort Richmond and Fort Tompkins, Staten Island, New York
Title
Fort Richmond and Fort Tompkins, Staten Island, New York
Date
c. 1836
Medium
Watercolor over graphite with scratching out and touches of gouache on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 9 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. ( 23.8 x 34.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles A. Doremus
Object Number
1926.83
Marks
Inscribed: on reverse, in ink: "Boyish work of / R. Ogden Doremus / at the age of 12 years"
Inscriptions
Verso inscribed at center in black ink: "Boyish work of / R. Ogden Doremus / at the age of 12 years"; old label attached to verso with typescript: "THIS WATERCOLOR OF THE HUDSON / RIVER WAS PAINTED BY PROFESSOR / ROBERT OGDEN PRO. OF CHEMISTRY / AT THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF / NEW YORK, WHEN HE WAS A BOY UNDER / 20 YEARS OF AGE."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
