Engraving plate

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Engraving plate

Entry/Object ID

SS.2002.22

Description

Engraved metal plate of Washington Irving in his study: image and writing are reversed (this appears to be the plate, or one like it, from which the engraving SS.2002.2 was pulled); Irving is seated in a chair at center of composition; he is wearing a dark suit and white shirt with dark cravat around his neck; he holds a pair of spectacles; upper left quadrant shows bookcases covered by drapery that is pulled back; below this is a divan covered with fabric and having two pillows, a top hat, and a glove on it and a walking stick leaning against it; another glove is on the floor in front of it; upper right quadrant shows a window covered with a curtain, pulled back; along entire right side of image is a section of bookcase; lower right quadrant shows a table covered with a fringed cloth and holding papers, books, and an inkstand; paper and books are on the floor; in reverse across bottom in center under image "WASHINGTON IRVING;" in reverse under image on right "DRAWN BY F.O.C. DARLEY;" in reverse under image on left "ENGD BY A.H. RITCHIE."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Alexander Hay Ritchie

Attribution

Engraver

Artist

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1848 - 1988

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

frame

Height

33-5/8 in

Width

25-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 33 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (85.4 x 65.1 cm)

Dimension Description

plate

Height

30-1/8 in

Width

22 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 30 1/8 x 22 in. (76.5 x 55.9 cm)

Material

Wood, Metal

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Spidery lines of corrosion on borders; soiled; scratched; spots of corrosion.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

SS.2002.2 - Print - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Based on the position of the screw eyes, the portrait is mounted in the frame upside down.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Sunnyside, Servant's Room #2

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial