Collection Highlights
Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York
1888
1972.24
Watercolor over graphite on paper, overmatted
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Claremont Hotel, Riverside Park, New York City
Title
Claremont Hotel, Riverside Park, New York City
Medium
Watercolor, graphite, black ink, and red gouache on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. ( 21 x 24.8 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Credit Line
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number
1936.925
Marks
inscription: lower ceneter: "Claremont, many years the Residence of/Lord Courtney, afterwards Earl of Devon/Now in Riverside park, at 122nd St."
Inscriptions
Inscribed below image in black ink: "CLAREMONT, MANY YEARS THE RESIDENCE OF / LORD COURTNEY AFTERWARD EARL OF DEVON. / NOW IN RIVERSIDE PARK, AT 122ND ST."
Gallery Label
This early nineteenth-century structure was located on the high ground overlooking the Hudson River on the line of West 126th Street, just north of Grant's Tomb. Originally the home of Michael Hogan, it was later occupied by Viscount Courtenay and was purchased by the Post family in 1821. This watercolor was