Portrait of Peter Corne Dyckman

Painting

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Boscobel House and Gardens

Name/Title

Portrait of Peter Corne Dyckman

Entry/Object ID

A 61.7

Description

Portrait of Peter Corne Dyckman (1797-1824). Oil on canvas bust of young boy wearing a white shirt and coat rendered in black and brown, all within an oval painted frame against a greenish gray ground. The costume, hair style, and apparent age of the child suggest a date of about 1805.

Type of Painting

Oil on Canvas

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas, Gilded Frame

Subject Person or Organization

Peter Corne Dyckman

Category

Paintings

Acquisition

Accession

A 61.7

Source or Donor

John Conover

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Purchase, 1961

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1805

Dimensions

Height

26-1/2 in

Width

21-1/2 in

Condition

Notes

Frame is not original to painting. Painting not examined, 10/28/08.

Provenance

Notes

Purchased in 1961 from John Conover, Todd Place, Ossining, NY. Conover identified that subject as ""Peter Corne Dyckman"" on the invoice, which also lists a silver ladle engraved ""SMD"" for States M. Dyckman, as well as other items without Dyckman provenance. Frame purchased from Kennedy Antiques and Interiors, 6/5/1961.