Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
ca. 1793
1928.18
White marble
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Paintings
Augustus Cornelius Van Horne (1765-1853)
Title
Augustus Cornelius Van Horne (1765-1853)
Date
ca. 1795
Medium
Ink on plaster
Dimensions
frame: 9 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 1 in. ( 23.5 x 21.6 x 2.5 cm )
image height: 2 5/8 in. ( 6.7 cm )
Description
Bust of male subject in right-facing profile; solid black image on white ground; gilded frame with incurving sides, applied shell and scroll decoration at corners, and oval window with cream colored mat.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant, Jr.
Object Number
1957.55
Marks
inscribed in pencil: on back of frame: "A. Van Horne"
Gallery Label
The subject was the son of Cornelius C. and Elizabeth (Van Horne) Van Horne. His father was a well-known New York merchant.
Provenance
The Augustus Van Horne Stuyvesant, Jr. Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
