Attributed to
Nehemiah Partridge
(1683 - 1730)
Formerly attributed to
Schuyler Painter
Formerly attributed to
Pieter Vanderlyn
(1687 - 1778)
Depicted
Maria Van Alen Van Alstyne
(1695 – 1768)
Mrs. Thomas Van Alstyne (1695-?)
1721
Oil on canvas
Overall: 39 1/4 in. × 30 in. (99.7 × 76.2 cm)
Framed: 45 1/2 × 36 1/2 in. (115.6 × 92.7 cm)
Framed: 45 1/2 × 36 1/2 in. (115.6 × 92.7 cm)
Gift of Brigadier General and Mrs. John Ross Delafield
1930.7
Maria Van Alen was the daughter of William and Marietje (Van Patten) Van Alen, and the granddaughter of Peter Van Alen, who owned a large tract of land at Kinderhook which he sold to Thomas Van Alstyne's father. She married Thomas Van Alstyne in 1718.
Markingsinscription: lower right: "AEtatis. Sua / 26 / 1721"
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Unidentified artist
ca. 1830-1835
1942.590