Drawing

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

MP.2007.61

Description

Charcoal drawing of a stricken woman wearing classical dress crouching on one knee, right arm extended, index finger pointed; a small dead child, loosely wrapped, shown limply fallen back with arms hanging loose, held at woman's hip, supported by her left arm; loose drapery laying on ground at woman's feet; signed "C. Sept 22, 1826" in script at bottom right corner; watermark: "TURKEY MILLS/ J. WHATMAN".

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper (wove), charcoal (?), Paper (wove), charcoal (?)

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Coralie Livingston Barton

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1826

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

17 in

Width

21 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 17 x 21 in. (43.2 x 53.3 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Some surface dirt and transfer of pigment; three holes on left side, one significant with loss of paper; irregular edges all around; small tears at top edge; tears, loss and fragility at bottom right corner; slight discoloration; crease at upper right corner

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Coralie Livingston Barton

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

MP.2007.27 - Portfolio - Contents MP.2007.50 - Print - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Found in portfolio of sketches and drawings belonging to Cora Livingston Barton.

Note Type

General Note

Note

This drawing and a print in the same portfolio [MP.2007.50], are copies of a detail from the 1649 painting The Judgement of Salomon by Nicholas Poussin in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 29A