Name/Title
Washington IrvingEntry/Object ID
SS.70.1Description
Painting of Washington Irving seated on window seat: elbow resting on sill; open window showing view of Hudson with a few sailing vessels and tall trees along shoreline; Irving wears black suit with jacket unbuttoned, white shirt with upturned collar and black stock, black square-toed shoes; window seat has brown paneling, red cushions; X-legged stool with saltire stretcher and red cushion in foreground; open book on stool; dark green curtains, looped back, at left of window; bookshelves containing books at left; soft gray floor painted with all-over diamond pattern; right foreground, round table with floor length patterned cover in dull orange and green; frame black painted wood, satin finish with about 1" wide burnished gold liner.Artwork Details
Medium
linen canvas, Oil Paint, Linen canvas, oil paintSubject Person or Organization
Washington Irving (1783-1859)Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
William Henry PowellAttribution
ArtistNotes
Dates: 1834 - 1867
Date made: r. 1834 - 1867Dimensions
Dimension Description
UnknownHeight
19-1/2 inWidth
14-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (49.5 x 36.8 cm)Dimension Description
FramedHeight
24-3/8 inWidth
19-3/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 24 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (61.9 x 49.2 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Details of condition: Overall crackling; small chip in corner (lower left) of gilt liner.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Washington Irving (1783-1859)Notes
SubjectGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Similar to Powell miniature of same scene painted on ivory in Sleepy Hollow Restoration's collections. Similar to Powell's portrait of Irving in New York Historical Society and the Matthew Brady photograph.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 3 Slot 1