Diedrich Knickerbocker portrait from A History of New York
Entry/Object ID
SS.62.29
Description
Wash drawing of seated figure of elderly man, Diedrich Knickerbocker, in tri-cornered hat and dark coat, knee breeches, hose: seated on wooden bench, staff in hand, and bag over one knee.
Display Dimensions: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
Dimension Description
Sight
Height
9-5/8 in
Width
7-1/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (24.4 x 18.1 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: All four drawings framed together in good shape; paper very slightly darkened, but overall, very good to excellent condition; scratch in plexi at lower left.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Diedrich Knickerbocker
Notes
Subject
Person or Organization
Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Notes
Illustrator
Person or Organization
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Notes
Former owner
Related Entries
Notes
SS.62.39 - Drawing - Similar item
SS.62.31 - Drawing - Similar item
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SS.62.38 - Drawing - Similar item
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SS.62.30 - Drawing - Used together
SS.62.32 - Drawing - Used together
SS.62.33 - Drawing - Used together
SS.62.27 - Drawing - Similar item
SS.62.30 - Drawing - Similar item
SS.62.32 - Drawing - Similar item
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General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
Framed with SS.62.30, SS.62.32 and SS.62.33.
Removed from frame for scanning, 4/25/2022.
Date changed; this piece should be dated 1847-49, since it was used as the frontispiece for Irving's revised edition of Dietrich Knickerbocker's A History of New-York, New York: G. P. Putnam, 1849.
A reproduction of this item hangs in the Picture Gallery at Sunnyside.
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13D
