a. Painting: Nearly half-length portrait of older gentleman: 3/4 view of face with sitter's body turned to viewer's left; sitter has brown eyes and slightly greying hair and wears a black coat and stock and white shirt; gold watch fob, tucked into front of coat, hangs from black ribbon; brown background
b. Frame: Relatively simple gilt frame with molding on exterior surfaces, half round concave area, and molding ogee in profile on interior edge; old label glued to right side of back : "Honorable Edward Livingston Born 28 May 1764 Died 23 May 1836. This portrait painted by R.E.W. Earle was originally owned by Andrew Jackson." (Label in JRD's hand); various numbers written on reverse of frame.
Remarks: Details of Condition: Inpainting on face; small drip of white paint on upper left side of canvas, repair to upper right side; all-over cracking, bubble lifting near lapel on right; probably relined. Frame: losses of gilt on center right and left sides, along top edge, also a few flakes along the center bottom and on the upper left corner; frame's gilding is unstable.
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Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Edward Livingston
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Subject
Person or Organization
President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)
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Former owner
Person or Organization
Brigadier General John Ross Delafield
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Former owner
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StorageNote
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Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Dining Room