Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
William De Groot (1825-1898)
Title
William De Groot (1825-1898)
Date
ca. 1875
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 7.9 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot
Object Number
1942.203
Marks
signed: on right: "Brinati"
Gallery Label
The subject of this portrait was a member of the firm of De Groot and Peck and was president of the Hudson River Bank. His second wife was Elizabeth King (Hawley) de Groot, mother of two of his five daughters, one of whom was Adelaide Milton de Groot, the donor. The miniaturist Brinati studied in Paris at the Acad
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
