The Children of Homer Ramsdell, Esq.
This miniature depicts three of the children of the New York City dry-goods merchant Homer Ramsdell and his wife, Frances E. L. Powell. The children are Mary Ludlow Powell (1836-?), Frances Josephine (1838-?), and Thomas Powell (1840-?). Cummings exhibited the piece under this title at the National Academy of Design in 1842.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Children of Homer Ramsdell, Esq.
- Artist: Thomas Seir Cummings (American (born England), Bath 1804–1894 Hackensack, New Jersey)
- Date: 1842
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor on ivory
- Dimensions: 7 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (18.7 x 14.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Purchase, William Cullen Bryant Fellows Gifts, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.666
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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