FIRST INSTALLATION OF HONORARY MEMBERS IN THE NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI
Entry/Object ID
MP.2015.2
Description
Oversized lithograph; image of a large group of uniformed and formally dressed men gathered around a dias; man in breeches and coat receives small object from man in uniform on dias; other men in uniform bear additional objects on cushions on dias; flag in background; clerk recording at small table, back to viewer; trumpter and drummer in loft; stars and striped shield marked "Cincinnati 1786" hangs from loft with rosettes and bunting; printed below image: "First Installation of Honorary Members in the New York State Society of the Cincinnati./ Chancellor Robert R. Livingston receiving the Eagle from the President General Steuben,/ at the City Tavern, New York City, 4th July, 1786./ Presented by the New York State Society of the Cincinnati at the Triennial Meeting of 1935."; at bottom left, within image field: "GLN"; at lower right, signed in pencil: "George Laurance Nelson; edition in pencil: "152/275."
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
George Laurence Nelson
Attribution
Artist
Date made
1935
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
(See Description)
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
15-3/4 in
Width
22-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 22 1/2 in. (40 x 57.2 cm)
Material
Ink on paper
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Lighting yellowind overall; pinholes bottom R corner; small tears along top edge
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Chancellor Robert R. Livingston
Notes
Subject
Person or Organization
General Friederich Wilhelm von Steuben
Notes
Subject
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Accessioned 2015, acquired earlier. Found in folder of prints at Union Church "From Montgomery Place/To be cataloged" [Jessa J. Krick, 5/14/2015].
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Map drawer 1