ROBERT FULTON ESQ.R

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

ROBERT FULTON ESQ.R

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.278

Description

Engraving of Robert Fulton seated by window; three-quarters portrait; figure in jacket with white ruffled shirt; hands clasped in lap; drapery behind figure; window at center left shows explosion of vessel on water; at bottom left printed, "PAINTED BY B. WEST P.R.A."; at bottom right printed, "ENGRAVED BY W.S.LENEY A.C.S.A."; at bottom center printed, "ROBERT FULTON ESQ.R"; at top right penciled, "5-".

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Benjamin West

Attribution

Artist

William Satchwell Leney

Attribution

Engraver

Date made

1790 - 1831

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

l.2012.278

L..2012.278

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-13/16 in

Width

5-1/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 13/16 x 5 1/16 in. (17.3 x 12.9 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is yellowed with multiple stains; soiled; partial page of book; brown accretion at center left; stains at center right, bottom right, bottom left, center left, and top left; tear at top right corner; verso: foxing stains; brown stain at bottom right.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Robert Fulton

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B4

Note Type

Department

Note

Library