Recollections of an Old New Yorker
Artwork Details
- Title: Recollections of an Old New Yorker
- Author: Frederick Van Wyck (American, 1853–1936)
- Illustrator: Matilda Browne (American, Newark, New Jersey 1869–1947 Greenwich, Connecticut)
- Publisher: Liveright, Inc. (New York, NY)
- Printer: The Van Rees Press (American)
- Sitter: Frederick Van Wyck (American, 1853–1936)
- Sitter: Stephen Van Wyck (American, active late 18th–19th century)
- Sitter: George W. Blunt (American, 19th century)
- Sitter: Martha Blunt (American, 19th century)
- Sitter: Daniel Webster (American, Salisbury, New Hampshire 1782–1852 Marshfield, Massachusetts)
- Sitter: Henry Clay (American, Hanover County, Virginia 1777–1852 Washington, D.C.)
- Sitter: Ulysses S. Grant (American, Point Pleasant, Ohio 1822–1885 Mount McGregor, New York)
- Sitter: Mrs. Henry L. Van Wyck (American, 19th century)
- Sitter: Mrs. Joshua Garsed (American, 19th century?)
- Sitter: Joshua Garsed (American, 19th century?)
- Sitter: Mrs. Joshua Garsed (American, 19th century?)
- Sitter: Dr. Thomas Hunter (American, Ardglass, Ireland 1831–1915 New York)
- Sitter: Henry L. Van Wyck (American, 19th century)
- Sitter: General Winfield Scott (American, Petersburg, Virginia 1786–1866 West Point, New York)
- Sitter: Thurlow Weed (American, Green County, New York 1797–1882 New York)
- Sitter: Henry Bergh (American, New York 1811?–1888 New York)
- Sitter: James Fisk (American, Pownal, Vermont 1834–1872 New York)
- Sitter: Lester Wallack (American, New York 1820–1888 Connecticut)
- Sitter: Joseph Jefferson (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1829–1905 Palm Beach, Florida)
- Sitter: James Lenox (American, New York 1800–1880 New York)
- Sitter: Thomas Collier Platt (American, Owego, New York 1833–1910 New York)
- Sitter: Richard Croker (County Cork, Ireland 1843–1922 Ireland)
- Sitter: Robert A. Van Wyck (American, 19th century)
- Sitter: Augustus Van Wyck (American, 18th–19th century)
- Sitter: J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913)
- Sitter: James Gordon Bennett, Jr. (American, New York 1841–1918 Beaulieu, France)
- Date: 1932
- Medium: Illustrations: etching
- Dimensions: 9 3/4 × 7 1/8 in. (24.8 × 18.1 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Gift of A. G. Frichner, 1961
- Object Number: 61.1001
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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