Collection Highlights
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Date:
Object Number:
PR.221.63
Medium:
Engraving
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Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer (1823-1897)
Object Number:
1945.139
Date:
1849
Medium:
White marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 15 x 9 in. ( 53.3 x 38.1 x 22.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: signed under shoulder, back of base: "R. S. GREENOUGH. SC./1849."
Description:
Portrait bust.
Gallery Label:
Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer was the daughter of Stephen Van Rensselaer (1789-1868) of Albany, tenth patroon, and Harriet Elizabeth (Bayard) Van Rensselaer. She married Nathanial Thayer (1808-83), a financier and philanthropist, on June 10, 1846. Richard S. Greenough was a younger brother of Horatio Greenough, one of America's first academy-trained sculptors. This portrait was modeled before the artist's departure for Italy, cast in plaster, and carved in marble after his arrival in Rome.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
