Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
MP.87.53 a-bDescription
a. Painting: Oval, nearly half-length portrait of man with powdered hair, brown eyes, white ruffled stock and shirt, black coat with gold buttons, hair ribbon: figure turned slightly to viewer's right, three-quarter view of face; reverse of panel covered with layer of coarse linen canvas and two layers of paper: A "D" in black is visible on the bottom-most layer of paper;
b. Frame: Ornate frame wih cyma curva-cyma reversa outline; raised S-curved molding; corners have relief decoration in the front of S-curves, C-curves, an anthemion, bellflowers and oval devices and are visually connected to each other by trailing foliate and floral devices; near corners the vines are three-dimensional, bellflower devices at sides; panel loosely held into frame by four nails. On back of top of frame is a label bearing "Delafield".Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Linen, Wood, Oil Paint, Gesso, Paper, Linen, Wood, Oil Paint, GessoSubject Person or Organization
Major Joseph DelafieldMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
ArtistNotes
Dates: 1768 - 1799
Date made: r. 1768 - 1799Dimensions
Dimension Description
FrameHeight
16-1/2 inWidth
14-3/4 inDepth
3-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 16 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (41.9 x 37.5 x 7.9 cm)Dimension Description
SightHeight
9-3/8 inWidth
7-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 9 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (23.8 x 19.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Panel is severely warped and so doesn't fit frame; surface of painting crazed; liner cracked at top center and on bottom right; gilding in very bad shape, large gesso losses on upper right edge, upper left interior, bottom center left interior, lower right corner.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Major Joseph DelafieldNotes
SubjectGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, White-Wetmore Bedroom