Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort of New York

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Object Details

Artist

Ezra Ames, born Framingham, MA 1768-died Albany, NY 1836

Sitter

Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort

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The Van Santvoort family of Albany, New York, founded the Hudson River Day Line in 1828, a steamship company that provided transportation along the Hudson River between New York City and upstate New York. The steamboat Robert Fulton made its last run on this line in 1948. We do not yet know anything about the young Mrs. Abraham van Santvoort shown in this miniature.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore

Date

ca. 1805

Object number

1950.4.18

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting-Miniature

Medium

watercolor on ivory

Dimensions

image: sight 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (8.0 x 6.4 cm) oval

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Portrait female

History\United States\New York

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78479c0d2-7871-49a6-97fe-31619b5f42d2

Record ID

saam_1950.4.18