Knickerbocker's History of New York

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Knickerbocker's History of New York

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.34

Description

Wash drawing of a stout Dutch figure with family: man clad in voluminous knee-breeches, short coat, pointed hat with feather, with moustache, pipe, bag over right shoulder, sword in scabbard dragging on ground at left; and, from a rope attached to the muzzle of a fowling-piece or mucket over figure's left shoulder, a baby dangles by its left leg; also trudging up the hill, at right, somewhat in the background, a Dutch vrouw; signed, lower left, "F.O.C. Darley fecit."

Artwork Details

Medium

Pine, Wash, Gilt, Paper, glass, Pine, wash, gilt, paper, glass

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1848 - 1854

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

9 in

Width

7-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 x 7 1/4 in. (22.9 x 18.4 cm)

Dimension Description

Visible area

Height

7 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (17.8 x 14 cm)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Notes

Illustrator

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Former owner

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Notes

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General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

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

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial