File:George Henry Remsen.jpg
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Summary[edit]
William Verstille: George Henry Remsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
William Verstille (American, 1755-1803) |
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Title |
Portrait of George Henry Remsen |
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Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: George Henry Remsen, member of a prominent New York City mercantile family settled in New Amsterdam since its earliest days. Miniature painted by William Verstille (1757–1803), who began his career during the American Revolution by painting miniatures of fellow soldiers. Verstille later learned some of his technique from the painter and miniaturist John Ramage. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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Date |
circa 1790 date QS:P571,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
watercolor on ivory medium QS:P186,Q22915256;P186,Q82001,P518,Q861259 (miniature) |
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Dimensions |
height: 4.8 cm (1.8 in) ; width: 3.7 cm (1.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+4.8U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+3.7U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q160236 |
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Accession number |
68.222.10 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) |
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Place of creation | United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mini/ho_68.222.10.htm |
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- American paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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