Artist/Maker
Ambrose Andrews
Depicted
Schuyler Family
The Philip Schuyler (1788-1865) Family
1824
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite on beige paper
Overall: 9 3/8 x 12 in. (23.8 x 30.5 cm)
Gift of Elizabeth Harison
1952.81
Philip Schuyler (1788-1865) was the only son of John Bradstreet Schuyler (1765-95) and Elizabeth (Van Rensselaer) Schuyler and a grandson of Major General Philip John Schuyler. In this group portrait, Philip Schuyler is pictured with his wife, Grace (Hunter) Schuyler, and their five daughters, Ruth, Grace, Elizabeth, Catharine and Harriet. The family is represented in the parlor of their Schuylerville home, which is now part of Saratoga National Historical Park.
DescriptionGroup portraitInscribedLabel on backing of former frame inscribed in ink: "Picture painted at Schuyler / ville by a travelling artist / - Philip Schuyler / - Grace Hunter Schuyler / - Ruth - Grace / - Elizabeth - Catherine & Harriet. / artist Ambrose Andrews. 1824. Grt. Barrington"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Marietta Fauntleroy Minnigerode Andrews
1893
1915.2
Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart
1840
Z.2567
Unidentified artist
1880
1917.20
Rufus Alexander Grider
1889
1907.36.250