Depicted Abigail Cornell Corse (1776 - 1854)

Mrs. Israel Corse Sr. (Abigail Cornell, 1776-1854)

1833

Oil on wood panel

Overall: 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)

Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans

1939.7

Abigail Cornell, the daughter of Comfort and Elizabeth (Embree) Cornell, was married to Jacob Doty (1772-99), a merchant, on June 9, 1795. She married her second husband, Israel Corse (1769-1842), a tanner and leather dealer in New York and later a director of the Franklin Bank, on April 11, 1810. Her portrait was a gift to the New-York Historical Society from her great-granddaughter.

Markingsinscription: on back: "Abigail Corse / Wife of Israel Corse, Sr. / Alice Cornell Townsend / Abigail Corse Sr / 3rd [Aug]ust 1833 / aged 54 years / 13th of August 1833"

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