Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Anthony Lispenard Robertson (1808-1868)
Title
Anthony Lispenard Robertson (1808-1868)
Date
ca. 1830
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14 x 10.8 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number
1929.34
Gallery Label
The subject was born in New York, the son of the artist Archibald Robertson and his wife Eliza (Abramse) Robertson. A noted jurist, he served as assistant vice-chancellor of the State of New York in 1846-48 and as surrogate judge of New York County in the latter year; in 1859 he was elected a judge of the superior court of New York City and in 1866 was chosen chief justice, an office he held until his death two years later.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
