Collection Highlights

Statue of Liberty, Bedloe's Island, New York

Date:

1888

Object Number:

1972.24

Medium:

Watercolor over graphite on paper, overmatted

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Title

Augustus Jay (1665-1751)

Date

ca. 1725

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Overall: 38 x 29 in. ( 96.5 x 73.7 cm )

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Banyer Clarkson

Object Number

1938.222

Gallery Label

The subject was the son of Pierre Jay, a prosperous merchant and ship owner, and Judith (Fran

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.