Name/Title
DrawingEntry/Object ID
MP.87.224 a-bDescription
Chest-length view of older man with shoulder-length straight white hair: subject's gaze slightly over to left, double chin; high collared shirt, vest and dark jacket; overall view in tones of grey, brown, beige and white; ornate gilt frame with oval sight; penned inscription on verso, black ink on backing paper: "Joseph Hallett, Esq./born January 26th 1731/ died August 9th 1799/merchant, member of the/Committees of Safety 1774.5.b;/of the Provencial Congresses of/ State of New York, of the Provin-/cial Congress finance Committee/& of the Committee of Safety ap-/pointed from that body during the/ recess of 1776"; written on an attached white paper in black ink: "82 East 79 Street/January 1914/I have this given this picture/ to John W. R. Delafield/ Mary C. Delafield"/.Artwork Details
Medium
Pine, Ink, Gesso, Gouache, Gilt, Pine, Ink, Gesso, Gouache, GiltSubject Person or Organization
Joseph Hallett EsquireMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerNotes
Dates: 1768 - 1799
Date made: r. 1768 - 1799Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
See descriptionOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
MP.87.224 A-B
MP.87.224a-b
Dimensions
Dimension Description
FrameHeight
12 inWidth
10-1/2 inDepth
1-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 x 10 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (30.5 x 26.7 x 3.5 cm)Dimension Description
SightHeight
6-1/2 inWidth
5 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 5 in. (16.5 x 12.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of Condition: Acidity on paper; chip on gilt liner molding of frame; large cracks at each corner; tarnish on gilt; backing paper stained and ripped-fragile!Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
John White Ross DelafieldNotes
Former ownerPerson or Organization
Joseph Hallett EsquireNotes
SubjectPerson or Organization
Mary Coleman Livingston DelafieldNotes
Former ownerGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Unknown, Missing