Drawing

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Drawing

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.845

Description

Sketch, pencil and watercolor, unfinished; possibly by a child; eighteenth-century middle aged English officer in redcoat with black trim and yellow epaulet and buttons; written in ink on back... "for Sir James Craig."

Artwork Details

Medium

Pencil, Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, ink, paper, watercolor

Subject Person or Organization

Sir James Craig

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1734 - 1799

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

On back: "TAKEN FOR SIR JAMES CRAIG"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

7-3/4 in

Length

9-7/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 9 7/16 in. (19.7 x 24 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Slight stains; had been folded in quarters.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Sir James Craig

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial