Drawing

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

VC.85.3

Description

Half-length ink portrait of balding, elderly man with wispy white hair facing to viewer's right: sitter dressed in coat and waistcoat holds cane in right hand; brown oval border of laurel wreath surrounds portrait; blue-gray rays radiate to corners; sketch mounted on 6 3/4" x 5 3/4" sheet of paper, which is in the folder.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Paper, Ink

Subject Person or Organization

Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814)

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1800 - 1933

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-15/16 in

Width

3-13/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 15/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.5 x 9.7 cm)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Based on John Wesley Jarvis's portrait of Pierre Van Cortlandt (VC.58.189), c.1810. found in drawer of desk (VC.58.128) according to penciled note on sheet of paper which probably once covered back of picture frame. The brown paper backing, which is very fragile, is in the worksheet folder.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13E

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial