Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Frey House, Palatine Bridge, New York
Object Number:
1923.88
Date:
c. 1899-1903
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 27.3 x 36.2 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "W.L. Hudson"
inscription: verso, stamped: "W.L. Hudson/Studio/70 Fifth Ave., N.Y."
Inscriptions:
Signed in gray wash at lower left inside image: 'W.L. HUDSON."; inscribed at lower left outside image in black ink: "Old Frey House at Palatine Bridge NY / Built in 1739 by Henry Frey"; verso has various publishing instructions and stamp of the artist with studio address (70 Fifth Avenue)
Description:
Architecture
Gallery Label:
This long stone house erected in 1739 by Hendrick Frey served as a British army post during the French and Indian War, and is known locally as Fort Frey. This study was drawn for publication.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emil Herman Sauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
