JAMES KENNEY

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

JAMES KENNEY

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.25

Description

Drawing, profile caricature in ink, of half-length figure of a man with hand to chest, in high-collared tightly fitted long coat of Empire style; "Wm. Kenny author of Raising/the Wind. Sketch by G. S. Newton" inscribed in ink at top.

Artwork Details

Medium

Ink, Pine, Gilt, Paper, Ink, pine, gilt, paper

Subject Person or Organization

James Kenney

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Gilbert Stuart Newton

Attribution

Artist

Date made

circa 1820 - 1825

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 x 5 3/4 in. (20.3 x 14.6 cm)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

James Kenney

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Miscellaneous: The inscription, which refers to "Wm.Kenny", rather than to James Kenney, is either a later addition, or a mistake on the part of Newton. 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