Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Plaque, Washington Irving.
Object Number:
1949.176[dup]
Medium:
metal.
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 36 in. ( 83.8 x 91.4 cm )
Description:
Bas-relief portrait: Plaque bears portrait of Washington Irving in bas-relief, with legend: "1783-1859/Washington Irving/An Eminent American Writer/who lived on the Hudson/Loved it and Immortalized/its Legends and its History"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
