Artist/Maker
Hugh Bridport
(1794 - ca. 1868)
Depicted
Jane Beekman Van Cortlandt
(1760 – 1841)
Jane Beekman Van Cortlandt (1760-1841)
1822
Watercolor, black ink, gouache, and graphite with glazing on paper laid on wood panel
Overall: 8 3/8 × 6 7/8 in. (21.3 × 17.5 cm)
Bequest of Catharine Augusta De Peyster
1911.17
Jane Beekman was the daughter of James and Jane (Keteltas) Beekman of New York. She became the second wife of Stephen Van Cortlandt on May 21, 1801.
DescriptionPortraitMarkingsSigned and dated: on back:"Painted by H. Bridport Newark 1822"
InscribedInscribed and signed on verso of wood panel in graphite: "Painted by H. Bridport Newark 1822"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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