Collection Highlights
Four Portraits of North American Indians; verso: sketch of brave riding a horse and shooting a bow and arrow
1859
1941.1209
Oil on gray marbleized prepared heavy textured paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
William Walton Woolsey (1766-1839)
Title
William Walton Woolsey (1766-1839)
Date
ca. 1812
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.7 x 8.9 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. William Samuel Johnson
Object Number
1934.7
Marks
Label: on back:"William Walton/Woolsey-Born Sept 15/1766 died Augt 6th/1839"
Gallery Label
The subject was the son of Benjamin Woolsey, Jr., and Anne (Muirson) Woolsey; he was a descendant of George Woolsey who came to America about 1820. The subject was a merchant in New York, and an officer of the New York Chamber of Commerce and of the Manufacturing Society of New York City. He was also a director of the Merchants' Bank, president of the Eagle Fire Insurance Company, and one of the governors of the New York Hospital.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
