Four bust length silhouettes of two men and two women under eglomise mat and in gilded frame. Clockwise from viewer's left: older woman in bonnet facing viewer's right, young woman with hair up with ribbon facing viewer's right, man in high collared jacket facing left, and man in softer clothes facing right. Each silhouette "framed" by octagonal gilt surround picked out in black; rest of mat is painted black. Frame has roped edge.
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Gesso, Paper, gesso
Subject Person or Organization
Susan Livingston Ledyard, Catherine Katelas Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Benjamin Ledyard
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Philip Lord
Attribution
Maker
Date made
1810 - 2030
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
Written in pencil at viewer's left of silhouette on upper left: "Ledyard." Written in pencil at viewer's left of silhouette on upper right: "Susan." Written in pencil at viewer's lower right of silhouette on lower right: "Brockholst Livingston."
Modern typed label on reverse:
"Mrs. Catharine (Katelas) Livingston
daughter, Susan (Livingston) Ledyard
son-in-law Benj. Ledyard and husband
Henry Brockholst Livingston -- profiles
by Lord's Patent process N. Y. 1810-1830"
Nearly illegible, handwritten label on reverse apparently gives names of sitters and refers to Lord's patent process.
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
MP.98.6 A-B
MP.98.6a-b
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Frame
Height
11-5/8 in
Width
9-5/8 in
Depth
1 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 11 5/8 x 9 5/8 x 1 in. (29.5 x 24.4 x 2.5 cm)
Dimension Description
Sight
Height
9-5/8 in
Width
7-1/2 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19.1 cm)
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Brown staining of paper lifting of paint on reverse of mat as if tape is pulling it off at top of silhouettes, lower left and right side. Frame: Losses of gesso at corners, poorly repaired lower left and upper right corners.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Susan Livingston Ledyard
Notes
Subject
Person or Organization
Catherine Katelas Livingston
Notes
Subject
Person or Organization
Henry Brockholst Livingston
Notes
Subject
Person or Organization
Benjamin Ledyard
Notes
Subject
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's Bedroom