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Source Description
Cummings, a native of Bath, England, came to New York as an infant and trained with Henry Inman. He was one of the foudners of the National Academy of Design and produced miniatures of noted individuals of his era.The subject, the son of one of New York's delegates to the Continental Congress in 1778-1779, erected the Episcopal Church of St. Ann's in the south Bronx, New York. A railroad entrepreneur, he was one of the richest New Yorkers of his time.
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Document identity
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7796
label
Gouverneur Morris II (1813-1888)
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object
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2
Source metadata
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7796
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object
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normalized
title
Gouverneur Morris II (1813-1888)
description
Cummings, a native of Bath, England, came to New York as an infant and trained with Henry Inman. He was one of the foudners of the National Academy of Design and produced miniatures of noted individuals of his era.The subject, the son of one of New York's delegates to the Continental Congress in 1778-1779, erected the Episcopal Church of St. Ann's in the south Bronx, New York. A railroad entrepreneur, he was one of the richest New Yorkers of his time.
provenance
Owned by Herbert Lawton. Acquired by Abraham Jay Fink, Baltimore; by bequest to A. J. Fink Foundation, Inc., Baltimore, 1963; given to Walters Art Museum, 1963.
date
ca. 1840-1860
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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2
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2
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import
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cm
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8.9
height
7
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/2 × W: 2 3/4 in. (8.9 × 7 cm)
Source extras
med
watercolor on ivory, hair
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4706
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EAN
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3225
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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905a903b4a25168f
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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312d5ccaf31156c7
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no
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no