Name/Title
PORTRAIT OF THE AUTHOR. J. S. BUCKINGHAM IN THE COSTUME WORN ON HIS TRAVELSEntry/Object ID
SS.2013.23Description
Aquatint image of beaded man on horseback; man wears a turban, long beard, flowing cape, jacket with embroidered details, baggy wide trousers; man carries spear in his right hand and holds reins in his left; dagger handle portrudes from his belt; curved sword hangs from his left hip; light-colored horse wears elaborate tasseled bridle, blanket and saddle; a procession of men and camels appears in the distance; hand-drawn portrait head on the upper right side, with written annotations and sketch of eyebrows and nose in pencil: "small eyebrows/ curved nose more sloping/ I think/ corner of nostril not to [sic]/ hard/ side of face I care [?]/ to be corrected/ beard longer/ & narrower like this"; annotated in ink: "N. B. The fore/ finger of the right/ hand is too thick;/ + the back of the/ left hand too/long + unmentered [?]"; at lower left, printed in script: "Drawn & Etched by W. H. Brooke, A.R. H. A."; at lower right, printed in script: "Aquatinted by R. Havell, Junr."; below image, printed in script: "Portrait of the Author. J. S. Buckingham./ in the Costume worn on his Travels./ Published by Henry Colburn London. Oct.r 1828."; on back, in pencil: "946".Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry BrookeAttribution
ArtistArtist
Robert Havell Jr.Attribution
PrinterManufacturer
Henry ColburnDate made
1828Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
12-1/4 inWidth
9-3/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (31.1 x 24.8 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Very discolored (gray) around all edges; tattered with horizontal tears at right edge; some foxing at corners; pinholes at upper right corner; very dirty with ink transfer on back.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
James Silk BuckinghamNotes
SubjectRelated Entries
Notes
SS.2013.24 - Engraving - RelatedGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Accessioned 2013, acquired earlier; found with other items to be cataloged in server room at Bellwood prior to library move, source unknown [Jessa J. Krick, 10/23/2013].Note Type
General NoteNote
Among plates engraved by others after Brooke's drawings are a "Portrait of James Silk Buckingham," a coloured aquatint by R. Havell, which forms the frontispiece to Buckingham's "Travels in Assyria," 1829 (from "Brooke, William Henry" entry in A Dictionary of Irish Artists).Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13DNote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial