CATHERINE THERESA (ROMEYN) BECK

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

CATHERINE THERESA (ROMEYN) BECK

Entry/Object ID

VC.79.11 a-b

Description

a. Painting: Nearly full-face, bust-length portrait of elderly woman ruffled cap with blue ribbons, white fichu, and black shawl against gray-brown background. b. Frame

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Subject Person or Organization

Catherine Theresa Romeyn Beck (1768-1853)

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Collins

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1830

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

FARL 34715

VC.79.11

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object

Height

26-1/4 in

Width

21 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 26 1/4 x 21 in. (66.7 x 53.3 cm)

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

35-1/4 in

Width

29-1/4 in

Depth

3-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 35 1/4 x 29 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (89.5 x 74.3 x 8.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: January 29, 1985, report in object file. Remarks: Details of condition: Slight gouges; nail heads show at top and bottom of portrait.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. William V. Mason Jr.

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Miss Catherine Van Cortlandt Mathews

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Catherine Theresa Romeyn Beck (1768-1853)

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 1979, acquired before. Subject originally identified as Theresa Romeyn Beck in early cataloging, but based upon the date of the painting and dates of subject's life, it is now thought to be a portrait of Theresa's mother, Catherine Theresa Romeyn (1768-1853).

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 4 Slot 05