Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Sculpture
Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887)
Title
Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887)
Date
1849
Medium
White marble
Dimensions
Overall: 29 1/4 x 20 x 11 1/2 in. ( 74.3 x 50.8 x 29.2 cm )
Description
Portrait bust
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Alvin C. Breul
Object Number
1971.96
Marks
signed: back of base: "J. DURHAM. SC./LONDON/1849"
inscribed: across back of shoulders: "Madlle JENNY LIND"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
