Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Object Number:
1946.138
Date:
1836
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Canvas: 32 5/8 x 26 3/8 in. (82.9 x 67 cm)
Marks:
signature and date: on back of canvas: "J. H. Shegogue / pinx 1836"
Gallery Label:
Of the four portraits of Irving owned by the Society, this is the only one painted from life.
Credit Line:
Gift of the American Geographical Society
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
