Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Art

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Entry/Object ID

SS.64.47 a-b

Description

Miniature: portrait of Washington Irving (age 72); seated at Sunnyside, with elbow resting on windowsill, with romantic idealized landscape of Hudson River outside window; Irving, wearing black suit, shown with brown (incorrect) eyes; in narrow gold-colored metal frame; housed in case of black leather, lined with velours and satin.

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor, Satin, Gold, Ivory, Leather, velours, Watercolor, satin, gold, ivory, leather, velours

Subject Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Henry Powell

Attribution

Artist

Date made

1855

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

2213

SS.64.47 A-B

SS.64.47

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 6 in. (19.1 x 15.2 cm)

Dimension Description

Miniature

Width

3-5/8 in

Length

4-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (9.2 x 11.7 cm)

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: June 3, 1985 - Appelbaum and Himmelstein Condition before treatment: The piece is sound, but the glass is dirty. Treatment: The piece was removed from the frame and the glass was cleaned. Because of the thinness of the frame, the piece was replaced without any additional material behind it. Conservation performed May 1993 by Katherine Eirk, Bethesda, MD. See file for details.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

For Visions exhibition, packed in Crate #17.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14D