Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Portrait of Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
Object Number:
1990.1.44
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. ( 15.6 x 8.7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: right: "WmHWalker '27"
inscription: lower right: "HBelloc / HILLAIRE / BELLOC"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at middle right in graphite: "Wm H Walker / '27 / HILAIRE / BELLOC"; signed by sitter at lower center: "H Belloc"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Hilaire Belloc was an Oxford-educated author, poet, and historian. He published numerous books on topics in English and French history.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
