Robert Macomb
The sitter (1783-1832) was the lawyer and civic leader in New York City for whom Macomb's Dam across the Harlem River was named. This portrait is thought to date from the time of his marriage to Mary Cornell Pell.
Artwork Details
- Title: Robert Macomb
- Artist: Edward Greene Malbone (1777–1807)
- Date: ca. 1806
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions: Sight: 3 3/4 x 3 in. (9.5 x 7.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Irving S. Olds, 1963
- Object Number: 63.122.1
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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