Drawing

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

SS.2013.25

Description

Highly-detailed hand-colored bust-length portrait of beaded man; man wears wide tall white tuban, long brown beard, embroided blue robe, embroidered violet shawl, and embroidered white under robe; handle of dagger protrudes from man's waist sash; Persian style architectural details of minarets, an onion-shaped dome, lancet arches and twisted columns visible in background; another male figure leans over a balcony railing at lower left; signed at bottom right: "W. H. Brooke, FSA"; on back, in pencil: "Rare set/ of 3/ £ 1.10-0" and "Portrait of S. J. [sic] Buckingham/ in the Costume worn on his Travels".

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Henry Brooke

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1825 - 1829

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

7-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (24.1 x 19.7 cm)

Material

ink, watercolor and pencil on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Ground paper is somewhat discolored to a dark tan; paperclip mark at upper left corner; foxing and further discoloration along left edge; scattered foxing; old crease to upper right corner; on back discoloration along all edges.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Silk Buckingham

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned 2013, acquired earlier; found with other items to be cataloged in server room at Bellwood prior to library move, source unknown [Jessa J. Krick, 10/23/2013].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial